1. Start with your real Hazel Park service area, not a population assumption
Your firm may serve Hazel Park residents, people elsewhere in Oakland County, or clients across Michigan. Those are different geographic scopes, and a city population cannot tell you how many relevant calls your firm receives. Before evaluating coaching, define which callers and matters belong in the review. Intake Coach’s stated purpose is to make each intake conversation more useful, so the useful comparison is between your actual call flow and the information your firm needs to decide whether to continue, decline or escalate a matter.
Recommended approach
Bring a clear service-area definition to the consultation. Separate Hazel Park matters from broader Oakland County and Michigan inquiries where that distinction affects eligibility, venue, deadlines or follow-up. Ask how the review would distinguish those categories without treating the ACS population estimate as a forecast.
