The interior
of Jefferson County.
De Soto is a city of about 6,000 residents along Highway 21 in the interior of Jefferson County. It is a longer drive from our Florissant office than most of the cities we serve, and we are upfront about that — most of the De Soto work that justifies the engagement is workers’ comp, personal injury with meaningful damages, or estate planning where the family wants the experience of a firm that has been doing the work since 1979. Routine, low-stakes matters are sometimes better served closer to home.
About an hour,
via I-55 and Highway 21.
From De Soto our Florissant office is about an hour north via Highway 21 and I-55. We do most De Soto consults by phone, with selective in-person follow-up.
Where De Soto
cases get decided.
Three courts decide De Soto matters — the city’s municipal bench, the Jefferson County Circuit Court in Hillsboro, and the Probate Division.
De Soto Municipal Court
City Hall · De Soto, MO 63020
Ordinance violations, traffic citations from Highway 21 and the surrounding grid inside city limits, and minor misdemeanors.
Jefferson County Circuit Court
300 Main Street · Hillsboro, MO 63050
De Soto felony charges, dissolution, contested civil matters, and probate. About twenty minutes north on Highway 21.
Jefferson County Probate Division
300 Main Street · Hillsboro, MO 63050
Estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships. Same Hillsboro building.
Verify Before Relying Court addresses, hours, and procedural information above are believed accurate but may change. Verify current details with the court directly — addresses, dockets, filing windows, and clerk hours can change without notice. Statute citations and procedural references on this page were believed accurate at the time of writing; Missouri law changes regularly.
Eight practices,
one phone number.
De Soto work runs a fairly even split — traffic and minor criminal from Highway 21, workers’ comp from the interior-county employer base, the routine personal-injury work the corridor produces, and a steady estate-planning workload from longer-tenure homeowners.
- Personal injury: car wrecks, truck collisions, slip-and-fall, wrongful death — see Personal Injury Lawyer Missouri, car accidents, truck accidents, and wrongful death. No fee unless we recover.
- Criminal defense: felony, misdemeanor, drug offenses, assault, weapons, federal — see Missouri criminal defense.
- DWI & DUI defense: both the criminal case and the parallel administrative license proceeding — see Missouri DWI lawyer and the 15-day rule.
- Traffic tickets: speeding, careless driving, CDL violations — see Missouri traffic ticket lawyer.
- Workers’ compensation: work injuries, denied claims, permanent disability — see Missouri workers’ comp lawyer.
- Estate planning: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate — see estate planning attorney Missouri.
- Expungement: sealing eligible misdemeanor and felony records — see Missouri expungement attorney.
- License restoration: hardship petitions and full reinstatement — see license restoration in Missouri.
Working-family
interior Jefferson.
De Soto is a city of about 6,000 residents along Highway 21 in the interior of Jefferson County. It is a longer drive from our Florissant office than most of the cities we serve, and we are upfront about that — most of the De Soto work that justifies the engagement is workers’ comp, personal injury with meaningful damages, or estate planning where the family wants the experience of a firm that has been doing the work since 1979. Routine, low-stakes matters are sometimes better served closer to home.
When the case is the right fit, the work is the same work we do anywhere. Highway 21 produces the rear-end and intersection injury cases one would expect of a high-volume rural-suburban arterial, the local employer base produces the routine workers’ comp claims, and the residential profile produces the estate-planning workload — a will, the two powers of attorney, a beneficiary deed for the home, and a trust where the family situation actually warrants one.
On the courts, every De Soto felony, dissolution, contested civil matter, and probate file goes to Hillsboro. Our appearances in Hillsboro on De Soto matters are part of the normal Jefferson County practice.
De Soto is an hour from our door. For the routine matters, closer counsel may be the right answer. For the matters that deserve a forty-nine-year practice, we are glad to handle the drive.
De Soto legal FAQ —
straight answers.
The questions De Soto residents and businesses ask most often. General information; specific facts always change the analysis.
What court handles felony cases for De Soto residents?
Felony charges originating in De Soto are filed in the Jefferson County Circuit Court at 300 Main Street, Hillsboro. Initial appearances, preliminary hearings, and bond review are heard there before the case is assigned to a trial division. We appear in Jefferson County regularly.
Where is De Soto’s municipal court located?
The De Soto Municipal Court at City Hall handles ordinance violations. Speeding citations, careless-and-imprudent tickets, accident citations, and minor ordinance matters are heard there rather than at the Jefferson County Circuit Court.
How far is your office from De Soto?
Our office at 580 N. U.S. Highway 67, Suite 4 in Florissant is about an hour south of Florissant via I-55 and Highway 21. Many De Soto clients meet us in person; others handle the entire matter by phone and video, with in-home signings available for estate planning.
What is the statute of limitations for a Missouri car accident?
Five years from the date of the accident for injury to a person (RSMo §516.120). Wrongful death is three years from the date of death (RSMo §537.100). Earlier action almost always produces a better result — evidence and witness memory fade.
Do you accept De Soto injury cases on a contingency-fee basis?
Yes. Personal injury and wrongful death cases are handled on contingency — you pay a fee only if we recover money on your behalf. The initial consultation is free.
Nearby cities we also serve.
Festus · Crystal City · Hillsboro · Pevely
See also: Jefferson County · All locations