Des Moines, IA
1 firm in this directory serves Des Moines, Iowa for cases involving burn and fire injuries. Des Moines has roughly 213,096 residents at about 2,417 people per square mile. The population is essentially unchanged since the 2020 Census.
Burn, fire, and explosion claims arising in Des Moines are governed by Iowa law. Filing deadlines, comparative-fault rules, and damage limits are set statewide, so an attorney elsewhere in Iowa can generally handle a Des Moines case.
Iowa allows 2 years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Iowa Code § 614.1(2)). See the full Iowa legal breakdown →
Des Moines spans Polk County and Warren County.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, tables B25034, B25003, B25024, and B25040. Percentages are our calculation from the published counts. These are survey estimates with margins of error; a figure is shown only when its coefficient of variation is 30% or lower. County: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 place-by-county reference file.
This directory lists 1 firm serving Des Moines, Iowa. Listing facts come from firm websites or from the firms themselves.
The Iowa statute of limitations for most personal injury claims is 2 years (Iowa Code § 614.1(2)). Claims against a government body usually run on a much shorter separate notice deadline. Missing either one generally ends the claim regardless of its merits, so the filing date matters more than almost any other early decision.
Des Moines had an estimated population of 213,096 in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program), across 88 square miles of land — about 2,417 residents per square mile. That is down 0.3% since the 2020 census.
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