Jody D. Peterman, LLC offers representation in two distinct kinds of matters: serious injuries attributed to another party’s negligence and serious felony charges in Georgia. For Enigma readers, it is also useful to distinguish the City’s described records responsibilities from the Berrien County Superior Court Clerk’s court-record role. The firm’s office is in Valdosta, and it serves clients statewide in Georgia.
Prepare for a first conversation or records inquiry
- Write down a concise account of what happened and the questions you want to ask.
- For an injury matter, note how the injury occurred and why you believe another party’s negligence was involved.
- For a criminal-defense matter, identify the serious felony charge or charges you are facing.
- Gather documents you already have that relate to the matter, such as relevant correspondence or records.
- Keep your own notes on important events, names, dates, and follow-up questions.
- If seeking city records, distinguish a City of Enigma request from a request for Berrien County Superior Court records.
- For certified Superior Court or real-estate records, consult the county clerk’s stated certified-copy request reference.
Personal-injury representation
The firm describes its personal-injury practice as representing people seriously injured because of another party’s negligence. This is the relevant service to ask about when an injury and the circumstances around it are central to your matter.
To prepare for an initial conversation, organize a brief account of how the injury occurred, what you understand about the other party’s role, and the questions you want to raise. Bring or refer to relevant material you already have.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
Criminal-defense representation
The firm describes its criminal-defense practice as representing clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia. This is a distinct service from injury representation and is intended for a different kind of legal concern.
Before speaking with the firm, note the charge or charges you are facing and gather relevant documents already available to you. The firm says the first conversation is intended to understand the general nature of a matter and identify appropriate next steps.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
The City’s records responsibilities
A City of Enigma clerk job description published on GLGA describes maintaining official City records, ordinances, resolutions, and contracts. It also describes the clerk as the City open-records officer responding to public-records requests.
That described municipal role is distinct from county court-record keeping. If you are organizing a records inquiry, first identify whether you are asking about City records or Superior Court records so your request is directed to the relevant institution.
Official resources: Enigma clerk job description on GLGA; Berrien County Superior Court Clerk
Berrien County Superior Court records
Berrien County describes its Superior Court Clerk as keeper of Superior Court records, including civil and criminal court records. This is the county court-record role, separate from the City clerk responsibilities described above.
The county lists the Superior Court Clerk office at 201 N Davis Street, Room 230, Nashville, GA 31639, telephone (229) 686-5506. For certified court and real-estate record requests, the county Clerk page directs readers to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority eCertification service.
Official resources: Berrien County Superior Court Clerk
Questions about Enigma
Which office is identified with City of Enigma records and public-records requests?
The City-authored clerk description assigns responsibility for maintaining official City records, ordinances, resolutions, and contracts, and serving as the City open-records officer responding to public-records requests.
Where does Berrien County direct certified Superior Court or real-estate record requests?
Berrien County identifies its Superior Court Clerk as keeper of Superior Court civil and criminal records. The county lists the office at 201 N Davis Street, Room 230, Nashville, GA 31639, phone (229) 686-5506, and directs certified court and real-estate record requests to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority eCertification service.
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.