Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017 
Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr. is an “of counsel” attorney with Clark, Smith & Sizemore LLC in Macon, Georgia. His practice includes mediation and the representation of litigants in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Since his admission to the State Bar of Georgia in 1974, Mr. Sizemore has focused primarily on tort and insurance litigation, including motor vehicle accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, motor carrier and trucking cases, railroad claims, and general insurance disputes.
Mr. Sizemore founded South Georgia Mediation Service, now South Georgia ADR, and has served as a mediator in hundreds of cases since 1988. He is registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a “Veteran Mediator” (Registration No. 32). He was appointed by Governor Roy Barnes to the trial courts of the Macon Judicial Circuit and served by appointment and election from January 3, 2001, through December 31, 2010.
Mr. Sizemore served as an adjunct faculty member at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law, where he taught “Problems in Insurance Litigation” from 1981 through 2017. He also served as co-editor of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association’s Trial Practice Manual in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2007. From 1985 through 2005, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia, serving on 16 committees, including the Executive Committee, and chairing 10 committees.
Mr. Sizemore has served as president of the Macon Bar Association, the Bootle Inn of Court, and the Middle Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He also served as a regional vice president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. His professional honors include the Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar of Georgia in 2008, the Chief Justice Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism Award from the State Bar of Georgia in 2010, the Lawyer of the Year Award from the Macon Bar Association in 1997, and the Guardian of Justice Award from the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association in 2008.
His community service has included Vineville United Methodist Church, Mt. de Sales Academy, Mercer University, the Walter F. George School of Law, Boy Scouts of America, Vine-Ingle Little League, and the Georgia Legal Services Program. His additional honors include the St. Francis de Sales Award from Mt. de Sales Academy in 2005, induction into the Mt. de Sales Academy Sports Hall of Fame in 2010, the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the Walter F. George School of Law in 2008, the Meritorious Service Award from Mercer University, the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1993, and the God and Service Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1991.
Mr. Sizemore regularly lectures on tort law, insurance law, alternative dispute resolution and mediation, ethics, and professionalism.
Practice area: Mediation
