1. Build the intake around the matters you actually review
Hazel Park is recorded as a city in Oakland County, Michigan. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year population estimate for Hazel Park city is 14,963, with a margin of error of 25. That is geographic and population context, not evidence of legal demand, search volume, case volume or staffing needs. Your intake should therefore begin with your firm’s own practice-area choices rather than assumptions drawn from the city’s population. Bosseo describes a separate question path for each case type and says the flow can be weighted toward the work a firm wants to grow.
Recommended approach
List the matter types your firm accepts from people seeking service in Hazel Park and elsewhere in Oakland County. For each one, decide which answers establish basic fit, which require human review and which should stop the path or redirect the visitor. Keep the questions understandable to a person describing a problem for the first time. Treat the consultation as a place to review the proposed paths, not as a promise that every inquiry will be suitable for representation.
