1. Start with the firm’s real geographic scope
Forest Glen is recorded as a CDP in Montgomery County, Maryland. A firm may serve Forest Glen while also handling matters elsewhere in Montgomery County or across Maryland, but those are different geographic claims. Bosseo’s public Legal News description says stories are matched to a firm’s practice areas and state, and its examples refer to local and national sources across a state. That makes the first review question geographic: should the firm address Maryland-wide legal developments, Montgomery County events, Forest Glen matters, or a defined combination? A Forest Glen label alone does not establish that a story is locally relevant. Nor does the 6,840 population estimate establish that a particular topic will generate searches or inquiries.
Recommended approach
Write a geographic rule before evaluating examples. Separate Forest Glen, Montgomery County and Maryland coverage in the firm’s editorial brief. Ask Bosseo how the firm’s selected practice areas and Maryland scope would be applied to story selection, and review whether a proposed page would genuinely help someone affected by the event rather than merely repeat a location name.
