Jody D. Peterman, LLC offers personal-injury representation for people seriously injured because of another party’s negligence and criminal-defense representation for clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia. The firm’s listed office is in Valdosta, and it states that it serves clients statewide. For Lithonia-related paperwork, first identify the agency named on each document; city records and Police Department contacts are listed separately.
Organize before you reach out
- Identify the agency named on each document before deciding which local office to contact.
- Keep incident, court, and agency documents grouped by the name and role shown on each record.
- For city records, note the specific records you are trying to locate before contacting the City Clerk.
- Keep any Police Department contact information separate from City Clerk contact information.
- Bring together paperwork that helps explain the injury, the allegation, or the stage of the matter.
- Use the first conversation to describe the general nature of the matter and identify appropriate next steps.
Two different kinds of legal help
For an injury matter, the firm describes its personal-injury practice as representing people seriously injured because of another party’s negligence. This is distinct from criminal defense: the firm describes that practice as representing clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia.
Group the papers around the issue you want to discuss. For an injury, gather documents that help explain what happened and the injury. For a criminal-defense matter, keep the documents related to the allegation together with the issuing agency or court names.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
What an initial conversation can cover
The firm describes the first conversation as a way to understand the general nature of a matter and identify appropriate next steps. You can prepare by arranging relevant paperwork and noting the basic questions you want to discuss.
Keep your summary focused on the matter and the documents you have. List your questions beside the relevant paperwork so you can identify what you want to discuss about each item.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
Separate Lithonia city records from police contacts
Lithonia identifies its City Clerk as the city’s official record keeper. The office’s stated responsibilities include Council minutes, contracts, ordinances, resolutions, agreements, and the city records-management and retention program; the City Clerk page also lists handling and processing open-records requests.
The City Clerk page lists Ashley Waters as City Clerk, with direct phone 770-482-8136 ext. 124, and identifies Lithonia City Hall at 6920 Main Street, Lithonia, GA 30058. Keep this city-administration contact distinct from the Police Department contact.
Official resources: Lithonia City Clerk information
Use the Police Department listing for that contact
Lithonia’s contact page separately lists its Police Department at 6920 Main Street, Lithonia, GA 30058, telephone 770-482-8947. Retain that Police Department label with the number when organizing the contact information shown in your paperwork.
Before reaching out, note the agency and record type shown on each document. Keep any city-records questions and Police Department contact details in separate groups so the office you contact matches the record or question you are addressing.
Official resources: Lithonia Police contact
Questions about Lithonia
Who should I contact about a Lithonia city-records request?
The City Clerk page identifies the office as Lithonia’s official record keeper and lists handling and processing open-records requests among its responsibilities. It lists Ashley Waters as City Clerk at 770-482-8136 ext. 124, and identifies City Hall at 6920 Main Street, Lithonia, GA 30058.
What contact does Lithonia list for its Police Department?
Lithonia lists its Police Department separately from the City Clerk. The Police Department contact page gives 770-482-8947 and the address 6920 Main Street, Lithonia, GA 30058.
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.