Lawyer serving
Maryland Heights, MO.
Maryland Heights is one of St. Louis County's larger suburbs (about 27,000 residents), sitting along I-270 between Westport and Earth City. About 20 minutes from our Florissant office. The city's mix of corporate offices, residential neighborhoods, and the Hollywood Casino produces a steady stream of personal-injury, traffic, and DWI cases.
20 minutes
via I-270 west.
Our Florissant office is reachable from Maryland Heights by I-270 west. We handle most Maryland Heights matters by phone and video, with in-person meetings at our office for clients who prefer them.
The courthouses
that decide your case.
Two courts cover Maryland Heights matters — the city's own municipal bench plus the county Circuit and Probate divisions in Clayton, about fifteen minutes south.
Maryland Heights Municipal Court
Maryland Heights City Hall · Maryland Heights, MO
Traffic citations, ordinance violations, and minor misdemeanors arising within city limits. We appear there for routine matters.
St. Louis County Circuit Court
105 S. Central Ave · Clayton, MO 63105
Maryland Heights felony cases, divorce, significant civil litigation, and probate. About fifteen minutes south of Maryland Heights.
St. Louis County Probate Division
105 S. Central Ave · Clayton, MO 63105
Estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships. Same Clayton building as the Circuit Court.
Maryland Heights generates an above-average share of DWI cases due to the Hollywood Casino and the bars and restaurants along the Westport corridor. Many originate with St. Louis County police rather than Maryland Heights municipal officers, which affects which court hears them.
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 focused practices.
One firm to call.
Every category of case we handle elsewhere in the St. Louis metro, we handle in Maryland Heights. The deeper practice pages are linked below.
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.
Workers' compensation: work injuries, denied claims, permanent disability — see Missouri workers' comp lawyer.
Traffic tickets: speeding, careless driving, CDL violations — see Missouri traffic ticket lawyer.
Expungement: sealing eligible misdemeanor and felony records — see Missouri expungement attorney.
License restoration: hardship petitions and full reinstatement — see license restoration in Missouri.
Estate planning: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, probate — see estate planning attorney Missouri.
The town,
in context.
Maryland Heights is a planned suburb that grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s as corporate offices moved out of downtown St. Louis to the I-270 corridor. The city is more economically diverse than its neighbors — significant white-collar employment in the Westport area, casino employment, and a substantial residential base.
For Maryland Heights residents, the most common case categories we see are personal injury (the I-270 and I-70 interchange right at the city's western edge produces serious accidents), DWI from the entertainment corridors, traffic from the interstate, and estate planning for residents whose homes have appreciated significantly over the last twenty years.
Maryland Heights clients get the same representation as our Florissant clients. Same lawyer, same phone, same standard. Twenty minutes is no distance.
Maryland Heights legal FAQ —
straight answers.
The questions Maryland Heights residents and businesses ask most often. General information; specific facts always change the analysis.
What court handles felony cases for Maryland Heights residents?
Felony charges originating in Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights’s municipal court located?
The Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights?
Our office at 580 N. U.S. Highway 67, Suite 4 in Florissant is about 15 minutes west of Florissant via I-270. Many Maryland Heights 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 Maryland Heights 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.
Bridgeton · Creve Coeur · St. Ann · Overland
See also: St. Louis County · All locations