THE DIRECTORY
The 10 offices the Iowa guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of October 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Iowa Legal Aid, Get Help
Applications for free legal help, online or by phone; applicants without a deadline or hearing in the next week are asked to apply online, and people 60 and over have their own line.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-532-1503
Another phone line
- 60 and over · 1-800-992-8161
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Retaliation by a Landlord, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
- Iowa Judicial Branch, Representing Yourself
The courts' page for representing yourself, with court forms, guides and resources, and filing a case.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Clearing a Record, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Custody and Parenting Time, A Protective Order, Child Support, Domestic Abuse Assault
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Iowa Legal Aid
A nonprofit law firm giving free legal services from ten regional offices, with a legal hotline for Iowans facing disaster-related problems.
- Covers
- Statewide, from ten regional offices
- For
- Iowa's most vulnerable residents
- Phone
- 1-800-532-1275
10 regional offices
- Cedar Rapids · 317 7th Avenue SE, Suite 404, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 · 1-800-532-1275
- Council Bluffs · 830 N. 14th St., Suite 301, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · 1-800-532-1275
- Davenport · 736 Federal Street, Suite 2309, Davenport, IA 52803 · 1-800-532-1275
- Des Moines (Central Iowa) · 606 Walnut Street, 25th Floor, Des Moines, IA 50309 · 1-800-532-1275
- Dubuque · 744 Main Street, Suite 1, Dubuque, IA 52001 · 1-800-532-1275
- Iowa City · 125 S Dubuque Street, Suite 4A, Iowa City, IA 52240 · 1-800-532-1275
- Mason City · 202 1st Street SE, Suite 102, Mason City, IA 50401 · 1-800-532-1275
- Ottumwa · 207 W. 2nd St., Suite 5, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · 1-800-532-1275
- Sioux City · 507 7th St, Suite 402, Sioux City, IA 51101 · 1-800-532-1275
- Waterloo · 607 Sycamore Street, Suite 304, Waterloo, IA 50703 · 1-800-532-1275
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Retaliation by a Landlord, Custody and Parenting Time, Getting Divorced
- Disability Rights Iowa
Legal protection and advocacy for people with disabilities, including protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness.
- Covers
- Iowans with disabilities
- For
- People with disabilities
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Pregnancy at Work, Housing Discrimination
- Iowa Legal Aid, disaster legal hotlines
Free legal help for Iowans facing disaster-related problems, through a derecho legal hotline weekdays 9 am to 4 pm and a 24 hour disaster legal hotline.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- Iowans facing disaster-related problems
- Phone
- 1-877-469-2259
Another phone line
- 24/7 Disaster Legal Hotline · 1-866-761-4692
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Retaliation by a Landlord, The Insurance Requirement
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Iowa Office of Civil Rights
Takes discrimination complaints, online or on a hard copy form, and investigates them; a party may ask for an extension on its questionnaire by phone.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (515) 281-4121
Another phone line
- Toll free · 1-877-273-3730
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Pregnancy at Work, Housing Discrimination
- Iowa Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment insurance claims in Iowa, with customer service, fraud help and appeals help lines.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-866-239-0843
Another phone line
- Appeals (in Iowa) · 1-800-532-1483
Sent here by Unemployment After a Job Ends
- Iowa Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Takes consumer complaints by form, email or phone.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (515) 281-5926
- consumer@ag.iowa.gov
Another phone line
- Outside the Des Moines metro area · 1-888-777-4590
Sent here by Unfair and Deceptive Practices, The Lemon Law, A Sale at Your Door, Identity Theft, Debt Collectors
- Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate (Utilities)
The office within the Attorney General's office that represents consumers on utilities; the Iowa Utilities Commission has its own customer service desk.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (515) 725-7200
Another phone line
- Iowa Utilities Commission customer service · 1-877-565-4450
Sent here by Unfair and Deceptive Practices, The Lemon Law, A Sale at Your Door, Identity Theft, Debt Collectors, A Utility Shutoff, No Heat or Water
- Iowa Insurance Division
Takes consumer complaints about insurance and has a consumer advocate.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (515) 654-6600
Another phone line
- Toll free within Iowa · 1-877-955-1212
Sent here by The Insurance Requirement