Selecting a Lawyer
- Iowa State Bar Association Lawyer Referralwww.iowafindalawyer.com
Find lawyers who are willing to consult with you for $25 for the first 30 minutes. If further legal services are needed, you and the attorney will negotiate the arrangement including the fee. - Find Legal Help from the American Bar Associationwww.findlegalhelp.org (Then click on Iowa)
- Lawyers.comhttp://www.lawyers.com/
This service is associated with Lexis, who publishes the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. It allows you to search the directory information by area of law or geographic area. - Attorneys.comThis service is also associated with Lexis. Call 877-913-7222 or fill out the form at www.attorneys.com to get connected to an attorney who practices in your legal and geographic area and who has signed up to use this referral service.
- Findlaw for the Publichttp://lawyers.findlaw.com
- Ask AroundFriends, family and trusted professionals can be good sources of referrals.
- Advice on Finding a LawyerFrom Drake's Middleton Center.
Free or Low-Cost Assistance
Note: Programs may have limitations based on client income or age and attorney availability.
- Iowa Legal AidCentral Iowa Regional Office
1111 9th St., Suite 230 Des Moines, IA 50314-2527
515-243-1193, 1-800-532-1275
www.iowalegalaid.org
(Outside central Iowa, call or check web to see which office serves you.) - Drake University Legal Clinic2400 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311
515-271-3851
http://www.law.drake.edu/academics/nealBeaSmith/ - Middleton Center for Children's Rights2400 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311
515-271-3851
http://www.law.drake.edu/centers/middleton/ - Disability Rights IOWA - Law Center for Protection and Advocacy400 E. Court Ave., Suite 300 Des Moines, IA 50309
515-278-2502 or 1-800-779-2502
TTY: 515-278-0571 or 1-866-483-3342
www.ipna.org - Legal Hotline for Older Iowans (Iowa Legal Aid)1111 9th St., Suite 230 Des Moines, IA 50314-2527
515-992-8161 or 1-800-992-8161
www.lawhelp.org/program/898/ - Youth Law Center300 Walnut Street, Suite 295 Des Moines, IA 50309
515-244-1172 or 1-800-728-1172
www.youthlawcenter.org - Iowa Concern Hotline (Iowa State University)See answers to frequently asked legal questions (FAQs) or call or e-mail for resources and assistance. (Note: you may want to look up Iowa code citations in the FAQs in current code to verify information has not changed.
1-800-447-1985
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/iowaconcern/legal.html - Hispanic Outreach with Legal Assistance Resource CenterService through Polk County Volunteer Lawyer Project
618 E. 18th Street Des Moines, Iowa 50316
515-299-4652
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HOLA-Center/253649118924 - Persons Using English as a Second Language/Se Habla Español (Iowa Legal Aid)430 Iowa Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240
1-800-272-0008 or 1-319-351-6570 - Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Projecthttp://pcbaonline.org/community/

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