1. Set the intake boundary for Marquette and Marquette County
Marquette is a municipality in Michigan, and the cited Census record places it in Marquette County. Its 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 21,325, with a margin of error of 32. That is geographic and eligibility context—not evidence of search demand, case volume, competition, staffing requirements or revenue. Your intake should therefore begin with the actual service boundary you use. Decide whether the widget should accept only matters connected to Marquette, matters elsewhere in Marquette County, or a broader Michigan territory. Do not let a visitor’s location silently determine eligibility when practice-area rules, conflict checks or venue considerations matter.
Recommended approach
Write the geographic rule in plain language before building questions. Include a review path for matters that appear outside your service area rather than assuming they should be rejected automatically.
