Missouri Lawyers
Missouri has about 6.25 million residents and 24,679 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 253 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Missouri and working near your city; we track 957 cities and towns across the state's 115 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Missouri
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.
Kansas City
St. Louis
Springfield
Columbia
Independence
Lee's Summit
O'Fallon
St. Charles
Practice areas in Missouri
The eight practice areas the first Missouri listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Missouri
Family law lawyers in Missouri
Criminal defense lawyers in Missouri
Immigration lawyers in Missouri
Estate planning lawyers in Missouri
Bankruptcy lawyers in Missouri
Employment lawyers in Missouri
Real estate lawyers in Missouri
Courts in Missouri
Most civil and criminal matters in Missouri 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 Missouri are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Kansas City 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 Missouri
Two official sources sit behind every Missouri listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- The Missouri Bar is where Missouri attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Missouri Courts publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Missouri cases.
Lawyers in states near Missouri
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.