1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Sault Ste. Marie city is recorded as a municipality in Chippewa County, Michigan. That is a precise starting point for reviewing coverage, but it is not a reason to treat the city, the county, nearby communities, or a larger metropolitan area as interchangeable. A story involving a Michigan highway, court, agency, or legal change may matter to people beyond the city. Other stories may be too distant or too general to deserve your firm’s name. Legal News describes monitoring local and national legal-news sources for a state and matching stories to practice areas. Your review should therefore ask whether the geographic framing is accurate and useful to the people your firm intends to serve.
Recommended approach
Define acceptable coverage before publication: Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan statewide issues, or another clearly justified geographic relationship. Exclude pages that imply an office, service area, incident location, or local connection the firm cannot support.
