1. Start with the footprint your firm can actually serve
Bosseo describes two geographic choices: the whole state or only the counties you choose. Haddam’s recorded county relationship is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, so a Haddam-focused discussion should clarify whether your firm serves that planning region, a broader Connecticut area, or another defined set of locations. The town’s ACS population estimate is useful for identifying the place being discussed; it is not a forecast of legal searches or prospective matters.
Recommended approach
Bring your service-area rules to the review. Decide whether the appropriate footprint is statewide, regional or limited to selected counties, and document any locations your firm does not want to target. Keep Haddam as one explicitly reviewed location rather than using its population as a proxy for demand.
