The city of Burlington is recognized as the center of a micropolitan area that encompasses at least three surrounding cities. Burlington is home to Snake Alley, which is the crookedest alley in the world. In addition, the city has also been dubbed the Backhoe Capital of the World.

If you need to file a lawsuit because of something that occurred in Burlington, there are a number of experienced Burlington lawyers ready to assist you. These legal professionals regularly represent their clients in a number of areas of law including divorce, child custody, real estate, wills, automobile accidents, DUI, criminal defense, contracts and more.

A pair of men were recently been arrested in connection with a break in and burglary of a church in Burlington. The police found the two men, neither of them over 20, in a car with a computer, a flat screen computer monitor, a laptop and a pry bar. Suspecting foul play, the police searched surrounding buildings in Burlington and found pry marks on the door of a nearby church. Both men were arrested and have since given conflicting statements.

If you have been injured while in Burlington and want to file a lawsuit, you will most likely have to do so in the Eight District Court of Iowa, which has exclusive jurisdiction over all state civil, criminal and family cases. You will want to make sure that your legal representative is familiar with the procedures that this court follows.

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You can read more about the legal scene in Burlington by visiting these external links:

• Iowa State Law Library
• Iowa Judicial Branch
• Iowa Bar