Jody D. Peterman, LLC offers personal-injury representation and defense for serious felony charges in Georgia. The firm serves clients statewide from its Valdosta office. Fulton County’s guide identifies a general Palmetto telephone listing, while county-agency records and State Court Civil Division requests have separately published resources.
Practical ways to organize your next steps
- Identify whether your concern involves a serious injury and alleged negligence or a serious felony charge.
- Write down the agency or court named on any paperwork before deciding which local resource to contact.
- Keep paperwork and correspondence together, noting the date and the name of the office shown on each item.
- For a general Palmetto contact, use the number Fulton County’s service guide lists: 770-463-3377.
- For county records, distinguish the county Open Records Portal from the county’s separately designated records custodian.
- For a State Court Civil Division open-records question, contact that division directly at 404-613-5085 or statecourt.customerservice@fultoncountyga.gov.
- Use an initial conversation with the firm to explain the general nature of the matter and identify appropriate next steps.
Two distinct reasons to speak with the firm
The firm’s personal-injury practice is for people seriously injured because of another party’s negligence. Its focus is representation in injury matters; this is distinct from the firm’s criminal-defense work.
The criminal-defense practice is for clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia. These practices address different kinds of matters, so begin by identifying whether your concern is an injury or a criminal charge.
The firm describes the first conversation as a way to understand the general nature of a matter and identify appropriate next steps. The firm lists a Valdosta office and statewide Georgia service.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services; Firm contact and Valdosta office
Start with the name on your paperwork
Start your contact notes with the office or agency printed on each government document. Keep its name, the document date and any correspondence together so a city listing, a county department and a court division remain identifiable.
Fulton County’s service guide lists Palmetto telephone 770-463-3377 as a general city contact. Retain the county guide’s attribution and city-contact label when recording that number.
Official resources: Fulton County city-contact guide; Personal injury and criminal defense services
Fulton County records resources
Fulton County publishes an online Open Records Portal for county records and notes that some county departments have separately designated custodians. These are county resources, distinct from the Palmetto city contact listing.
The county records page lists Shalanda M.J. Miller as Official Custodian of Records in the Office of the County Attorney. It gives 141 Pryor Street, S.W., Suite 4038, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, telephone 404-612-0281 and email orr@fultoncountyga.gov.
Official resources: Fulton County open-records information
State Court Civil Division: a separate contact
Fulton County’s records page tells readers to contact the State Court Civil Division directly about its open-records requests. It lists 404-613-5085 and statecourt.customerservice@fultoncountyga.gov for that division.
This is a separate resource from the county Open Records Portal and the County Attorney’s Office records custodian. If your question concerns State Court Civil Division open-records requests, use the division’s listed contact rather than treating the general county records resources as the same office.
Official resources: Fulton County open-records information
Questions about Palmetto
What Palmetto contact is listed in Fulton County’s service guide?
Fulton County’s service guide lists Palmetto telephone 770-463-3377 as a general city contact. Keep that published county-guide attribution with the number.
Who should I contact about State Court Civil Division open-records requests?
Fulton County lists the State Court Civil Division at 404-613-5085 and statecourt.customerservice@fultoncountyga.gov, and says to contact that division directly about its open-records requests. The county’s Open Records Portal and its County Attorney’s Office custodian are separate county records resources.
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.