When the call comes from
the Valley.
Chesterfield is the western anchor of west St. Louis County, and most of the cases we handle here happen on or alongside I-64. Highway-speed collisions through the Valley reconstruction zone, commuter traffic citations between Boone’s Crossing and Spoede, and estate planning for households whose primary asset is a single-family home that has appreciated for thirty years. Different territory than north county. Different work, too.
Down Highway 40,
about half an hour.
Our office sits at 580 N. Highway 67 in Florissant. From Chesterfield Valley that is roughly thirty minutes east on I-64, then north on I-270 to Lindbergh. Most Chesterfield clients prefer to handle the early conversations by phone or video, and we drive out for in-person signings — wills, trusts, accident-claim settlements — when paper has to change hands. We do not ask anyone to drive to Florissant for a first meeting.
Where Chesterfield
cases get heard.
Three courts decide Chesterfield matters — the city's bench at the Parkway complex plus the county Circuit and Probate divisions thirty minutes east on I-64.
Chesterfield Municipal Court
690 Chesterfield Parkway West · Chesterfield, MO 63017
Ordinance violations, the speeding tickets that come off Highway 40 inside city limits, careless driving, and the routine no-insurance and registration matters that arise in the Valley.
St. Louis County Circuit Court
105 S. Central Ave · Clayton, MO 63105
Felony charges, divorce filings, civil suits past the small-claims threshold, probate, and the contested matters municipal court cannot resolve. About thirty minutes east on I-64.
St. Louis County Probate Division
105 S. Central Ave · Clayton, MO 63105
For most Chesterfield estates we handle informal administration, which is faster and cheaper than the supervised version — but both run through Clayton.
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.
Chesterfield work skews heavily toward two columns: personal injury from interstate collisions and estate planning for west-county families with meaningful net worth. The other six practices fill out the calendar.
- 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.
- Estate planning: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate — see estate planning attorney Missouri.
- DWI & DUI defense: both the criminal case and the parallel administrative license proceeding — see Missouri DWI lawyer and the 15-day rule.
- Criminal defense: felony, misdemeanor, drug offenses, assault, weapons, federal — see Missouri criminal defense.
- 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.
- Expungement: sealing eligible misdemeanor and felony records — see Missouri expungement attorney.
- License restoration: hardship petitions and full reinstatement — see license restoration in Missouri.
What I-64
changes about a case.
Chesterfield’s population is right around 50,000, which makes it the largest west-county municipality and one of the wealthier zip codes in the metro. The thing that makes Chesterfield different from north county, legally speaking, is the road network. Most Chesterfield clients reach us because of something that happened on Highway 40 — an accident in the Valley reconstruction-era traffic patterns, a DWI on the way back from a Boone’s Crossing dinner, a CDL violation at the Spirit Airport scales. That changes the case. Interstate-speed collisions produce different injuries than a Lindbergh fender-bender. Carrier policy limits matter more. UM/UIM stacking matters more.
On the estate side, west-county households often have a primary residence in the $500K–$1.5M range and retirement assets that benefit from a revocable living trust paired with a Missouri beneficiary deed. We have been drafting these structures for west-county families for years, and the same plan we put together for the Valley works for Wildwood and Town & Country with minor adjustments.
First conversation, Chesterfield: where exactly the incident happened on Highway 40 (Valley reconstruction zone, the Long Road exit, the Boone’s Crossing exit), what carrier the at-fault driver had, whether you have UM/UIM coverage, and whether anyone was transported by EMS. Those four data points usually shape the first thirty days of work.
Most Chesterfield calls happen because of a half-second on Highway 40. The next forty-nine years of family financial planning shouldn’t turn on the next forty-nine days of how that case gets handled.
Chesterfield legal FAQ —
straight answers.
The questions Chesterfield residents and businesses ask most often. General information; specific facts always change the analysis.
What court handles felony cases for Chesterfield residents?
Felony charges originating in Chesterfield are filed in the St. Louis County Circuit Court at 105 South Central Avenue, Clayton. Initial appearances, preliminary hearings, and bond review are heard there before the case is assigned to a trial division. We appear in St. Louis County regularly.
Where is Chesterfield’s municipal court located?
The Chesterfield 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 St. Louis County Circuit Court.
How far is your office from Chesterfield?
Our office at 580 N. U.S. Highway 67, Suite 4 in Florissant is about 30 minutes west of Florissant via I-270 and I-64. Many Chesterfield clients meet us in person; others handle the entire matter by phone and video, with in-home signings available for estate planning.
What is a Missouri beneficiary deed?
A beneficiary deed under RSMo §461.025 lets a Missouri homeowner name who receives the property on death, outside probate. It is one of the most cost-effective planning tools available and is signed and recorded with the recorder of deeds.
Does my Chesterfield home have to go through probate?
Not if it is properly titled — joint tenancy, trust ownership, or a recorded beneficiary deed all keep the home out of probate. We review the deed at the first meeting and recommend the smallest plan that achieves the goal.
Nearby cities we also serve.
Ballwin · Creve Coeur · Town and Country · Wildwood
See also: St. Louis County · All locations