Jody D. Peterman, LLC offers personal-injury and criminal-defense representation in Georgia. For Madison readers, the distinction between those practices matters: one concerns serious injury attributed to another party’s negligence; the other concerns serious felony charges. The City Clerk’s role is different—it concerns city records and open-records requests. The firm’s office is in Valdosta, and it lists statewide Georgia service.
Useful details to organize
- Write down the general nature of the injury or criminal matter and the next steps you are trying to understand.
- For an injury matter, note how you believe another party’s negligence caused the serious injury.
- For a criminal matter, organize the charge information and identify the agency named on any related documents.
- Keep the names of offices and agencies as they appear on your documents; do not treat a shared Madison name as proof that they have the same role.
- For a city-record question, identify the record type, such as an ordinance, resolution, contract, or agreement.
- Distinguish documents posted online from a request for an official copy.
- Keep City Hall’s physical address and mailing P.O. Box separately labeled, and identify 706-342-1251 as the city general number.
Personal injury: serious harm attributed to negligence
The firm describes its personal-injury practice as representing people seriously injured because of another party’s negligence. The focus is on an injury matter and the asserted connection between the harm and another party’s conduct.
To make an initial conversation more useful, organize a brief account of the injury and why you believe another party’s negligence caused it. The firm says that 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
Criminal defense: serious felony charges
The firm also offers criminal-defense representation for clients facing serious felony charges in Georgia. This is a distinct practice from injury representation: the starting point is the charge and the criminal matter, not a claim about negligence.
For an initial conversation, have the charge information and the names of offices or agencies shown on your documents available to discuss.
Official resources: Personal injury and criminal defense services
Madison city records and the City Clerk
The Madison City Clerk coordinates open records requests and is custodian of city records, including ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and agreements.
Madison directs people seeking official copies of city records to submit an Open Records Request Form to the City Clerk. The city notes that the Clerk may have revisions or additional information not posted online, so distinguish posted meeting documents from a request for an official copy.
Official resources: Madison City Clerk; Madison official city records
Keep addresses and document names distinct
The Clerk lists City Hall, 132 N. Main Street, Madison, GA 30650, as the physical address and P.O. Box 32, Madison, GA 30650, as the separate mailing address. The city general number is 706-342-1251.
When preparing for an attorney discussion, preserve the exact office and agency names shown on your own documents. If a question concerns a city record, identify its type and whether you are looking at a posted document or seeking an official copy; do not assume that a shared place name means two offices have the same function.
Official resources: Madison City Clerk; Madison official city records; Personal injury and criminal defense services
Questions about Madison
How does Madison direct people to request an official copy of a city record?
The Madison City Clerk coordinates open records requests and is custodian of city records such as ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and agreements. Madison directs people seeking official copies of city records to submit an Open Records Request Form to the Clerk.
What separate physical and mailing addresses are listed for the City Clerk?
The Clerk lists a physical address at City Hall, 132 N. Main Street, Madison, GA 30650, and a separate mailing address of P.O. Box 32, Madison, GA 30650. The city general number is 706-342-1251.
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.