Jody D. Peterman, LLC offers personal-injury and criminal-defense representation in Georgia. For Cartersville matters involving city records, the City lists separate contacts and form links for Police Department records and records from other city departments. The firm’s office is in Valdosta, and it lists statewide Georgia service.
Organize notes for a first conversation
- Write down whether your question concerns a serious injury or a serious felony charge.
- Note the general nature of the matter and the questions you want to discuss.
- If you have a city-records contact, identify whether it is for Police Department records or another city department.
- Keep the contact name or office label with the related records information.
- Record the address associated with the relevant records contact, keeping Police Department and other city department addresses distinct.
- If you use a request-form link, note whether it is labeled Police Dept Record Request or General Open Records Request.
Two distinct practice areas
The firm's personal-injury practice represents people seriously injured because of another party's negligence. If that describes your concern, organize a concise account of the injury and the circumstances you want to discuss.
The firm's criminal-defense practice represents clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia. Keep the charge-related information and your questions distinct from any injury-related concerns; the practices address different kinds of matters.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
What a first conversation is for
Jody D. Peterman, LLC describes the first conversation as a way to understand the general nature of a matter and identify appropriate next steps. You can prepare by noting the basic issue, what you want clarified, and any city-records contact information relevant to your discussion.
The firm lists statewide Georgia service and its office in Valdosta.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services; Firm contact and Valdosta office
Separate Cartersville records by department
The City of Cartersville Open Records Request page distinguishes Police Department records from records for all other city departments. For Police Department records, it lists the Administrative Division Commander, cpdrr@cartersvillepolice.com, and 195 Cassville Road, Cartersville, GA 30120; the page also provides a Police Dept Record Request form link.
For records from other city departments, the page lists the City Clerk, orr@cityofcartersville.org, and 10 North Public Square, 2nd Floor, Cartersville, GA 30120. Its separate form link is labeled General Open Records Request. Keep these office labels, contact details, addresses, and form names paired accurately in your notes.
Official resources: Cartersville open records contacts
Bring the distinctions into your discussion
When preparing to speak with the firm, note whether information you are organizing is associated with the Police Department or another city department. Include the named contact and the address shown for that office, rather than blending the two records contacts.
If a request-form link is relevant to your notes, preserve its displayed label: Police Dept Record Request or General Open Records Request.
Official resources: Cartersville open records contacts; Personal injury and criminal defense services
Questions about Cartersville
Which contact and form label are listed for Cartersville Police Department records?
The City of Cartersville Open Records Request page directs Police Department records to the Administrative Division Commander at cpdrr@cartersvillepolice.com, 195 Cassville Road, Cartersville, GA 30120. It provides a form link labeled Police Dept Record Request.
Where does Cartersville direct records requests for departments other than Police?
For records from other city departments, the page directs readers to the City Clerk at orr@cityofcartersville.org, 10 North Public Square, 2nd Floor, Cartersville, GA 30120. The corresponding form link is labeled General Open Records Request.
General information about legal services and local resources. A lawyer must review the facts and applicable law for your matter. Contacting the firm does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship.