I paid the City of Brookhaven, Georgia for records on February 12, 2026. Five days later the City Attorney, Jeremy T. Berry, wrote it could not comply.
Jeremy T. Berry
Jeremy Berry | Partner
CHILIVIS GRUBMAN
1834 Independence Square | Atlanta, Georgia 30338
Main: 404.233.4171 | Direct: 404.262.6507 | Cell: 404.798.6961| E: jberry@cglawfirm.com
Typed exactly from the signature of an email Jeremy T. Berry sent me on February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM ET.
By the numbers
As of October 17, 2026. Counted from my mailbox and the original emails.
Who He Is:
Jeremy T. Berry has been City Attorney of the City of Brookhaven, Georgia since March 2023, and was City Attorney for the City of Atlanta in 2017 and 2018 (City of Brookhaven). His firm biography lists McKenna Long & Aldridge from 2003 to 2015, Dentons from 2015 to 2017, and now Grubman Warner Berry LLP (firm biography). His emails to me on City business, the first on January 23, 2026 and the last on March 10, 2026, were signed “Partner, CHILIVIS GRUBMAN”; the firm’s site now carries the Grubman Warner Berry name. Every one of them is listed below under The Receipts.
On January 5, 2026, the Brookhaven City Council renewed the contracts of City Manager Christian Sigman, City Attorney Jeremy Berry and City Clerk Sandra Bryant, as reported by Cathy Cobbs in Rough Draft Atlanta on January 6, 2026.
Official page: City of Brookhaven page listing Jeremy T. Berry.
Why He is On ADAMATTERS.COM:
I call it taking the money and keeping the records. I paid $356.54 on February 12, 2026. On February 17, City Attorney Jeremy T. Berry wrote that the City could not comply. As of October 17, 2026, I hold no records from that request and no refund. His dated statements also put prepayment at the center of the City’s approach.
- Took the money and kept the records. I paid the City’s $356.54 records charge on February 12, 2026. On February 17, Berry wrote that the City could not comply. As of October 17, 2026: no records, no refund.
- The prepayment barrier. At 6:49 PM on February 11, 2026, Berry wrote that Brookhaven would “insist on prepayment of the costs prior to beginning search, retrieval, review, or production of the records.”
insist on prepayment of the costs prior to beginning search, retrieval, review, or production of the records.
Jeremy T. Berry, in writing, February 11, 2026, 6:49 PM.
Find Everything Here:
What He Did to Me (4)
- What Jeremy T. Berry Did to Me, With DatesEvery act, dated, and the requests he did not answer.
- Welcome to Keep Filing, the City Attorney WroteOn March 2, Brookhaven City Attorney Jeremy Berry said I could keep submitting records requests and offered a conversation during records fee disputes.
- Brookhaven Took $356.54, Then Marked My Request CompleteI paid Brookhaven $356.54. The City posted files and marked the request complete, but I disputed what those files answered. Berry discussed prepayment.
- State Bar Dismissed My Berry Grievance in Seven DaysThe State Bar acknowledged my grievance involving Brookhaven City Attorney Jeremy Berry on February 24. Seven days later, it dismissed it and copied Berry.
The Receipts (1)
- The Receipts: Every Email Jeremy T. Berry Sent MeEvery email he sent me, dated, with his words.
Complaints and What Came Back (1)
- Complaints Filed Against Jeremy T. Berry, and What Came BackFiled, date, route and what came back.
Described by Others (2)
- Jeremy T. Berry: His Actions Have Been Described by OthersThe AJC, ethics experts and Brookhaven residents, with his answers.
- Jeremy T. Berry, Brookhaven City Attorney: “You are, of course, welcome to keep filing”Jeremy T. Berry is Brookhaven's City Attorney. Atlanta's records handling was reported in 2018. In 2026 he wrote to me about records fees.
Share Your Story (1)
- Did this happen to you too? Submit your storyTell me what happened when you dealt with him.
Read the emails and letters: City of Brookhaven and BPD · Christian Sigman, City Manager · Sandra Bryant, City Clerk · All Brookhaven people
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Do You Have an ADA Complaint About the City of Brookhaven?
- File a federal ADA complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice: File a DOJ complaint here.
- Tell the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator’s Office: File a State ADA complaint here.
Please note: the State ADA Coordinator’s Office tracks complaints but does not have enforcement powers. In its own words: “Our office is not an enforcement agency.” (State ADA Coordinator’s Office FAQ)
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All Mentions of Jeremy T. Berry on This Site
32 pages as of October 26, 2026. This list updates itself whenever a new page on this site links to this profile.
- What happened when I used the City of Brookhaven’s ADA and public records routes? (October 19, 2026)
- City of Brookhaven: People in the Record (October 19, 2026)
- State Bar of Georgia: The Grievance Process (October 19, 2026)
- The Five Minute Story (October 19, 2026)
- What Jeremy T. Berry Did to Me, With Dates, Part 2 (October 19, 2026)
- Jeremy T. Berry, Brookhaven City Attorney: “You are, of course, welcome to keep filing”, Part 2 (October 19, 2026)
- City of Brookhaven ADA Coordinator and Grievance Procedure: Questions and Answers (October 19, 2026)
- Complaints Filed About Sandra Bryant, and What Came Back (October 18, 2026)
- Jeremy T. Berry: His Actions Have Been Described by Others (October 18, 2026)
- Complaints Filed Against Jeremy T. Berry, and What Came Back (October 18, 2026)
- The Receipts: Every Email Jeremy T. Berry Sent Me (October 18, 2026)
- What Jeremy T. Berry Did to Me, With Dates (October 18, 2026)
- Complaints Filed Against the City of Brookhaven (October 18, 2026)
- We Are Not Alone: What Others Have Said About the City of Brookhaven (October 18, 2026)
- The City of Brookhaven, Measured Against Its Own Rules (October 18, 2026)
- What the City of Brookhaven Did to Me, With Dates (October 18, 2026)
- Jeremy T. Berry, Brookhaven City Attorney: “You are, of course, welcome to keep filing” (October 17, 2026)
- 48 Minutes to Redirect My ADA Grievance (October 17, 2026)
- Welcome to Keep Filing, the City Attorney Wrote (October 17, 2026)
- Brookhaven Took $356.54, Then Marked My Request Complete (October 17, 2026)
- State Bar Dismissed My Berry Grievance in Seven Days (October 17, 2026)
- Jakarah Everett, Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia (October 17, 2026)
- Sandra Bryant, City Clerk, City of Brookhaven (October 17, 2026)
- Jeffery Gant, Major, Brookhaven Police Department (October 17, 2026)
- Brandon Gurley, Chief of Police, Brookhaven Police Department (October 17, 2026)
- John Park, Mayor, City of Brookhaven (October 17, 2026)
- What 7 Georgia Offices Wrote When a Disabled Dad Asked for ADA Help (September 26, 2026)
- The Disabled Dad’s Journal (July 9, 2026)
- James R. Westbury, Jr., Westbury Law LLC, Outside Counsel for GIRMA and GMA (July 8, 2026)
- People in the Record (July 1, 2026)
- The Receipts: Every Document Cited on This Site, Transcribed and Dated (June 18, 2026)
- Brookhaven Asked for My Lawyer 3 Times, Then Priced a Request at $49,385 (June 18, 2026)
