Iowa Lawyers
Iowa has about 3.24 million residents and 7,190 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 451 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Iowa and working near your city; we track 942 cities and towns across the state's 99 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Iowa
Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sioux City
Iowa City
Ankeny
West Des Moines
Ames
Practice areas in Iowa
The eight practice areas the first Iowa listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Iowa
Family law lawyers in Iowa
Criminal defense lawyers in Iowa
Immigration lawyers in Iowa
Estate planning lawyers in Iowa
Bankruptcy lawyers in Iowa
Employment lawyers in Iowa
Real estate lawyers in Iowa
Courts in Iowa
Most civil and criminal matters in Iowa start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Iowa are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Des Moines and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in Iowa
Two official sources sit behind every Iowa listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- Iowa Judicial Branch Office of Professional Regulation is where Iowa attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Iowa Judicial Branch publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Iowa cases.
Lawyers in states near Iowa
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.