1. Define the Seaside footprint before counting pages
Bosseo’s public page describes two geographic choices: the whole state or only the counties a firm chooses. Seaside’s recorded county relationship is Clatsop County, so a firm serving Seaside should decide whether its intended coverage is the city, Clatsop County, additional Oregon counties, or the state. Those are different scopes. The Census population estimate for Seaside does not establish how many people search for a lawyer, how many need a particular service, or how many would contact your firm. It should not be used as a forecast.
Recommended approach
Bring a service-area map to the consultation. Mark where the firm accepts matters, where attorneys can appear or file when relevant, and where a page would be misleading. Ask Bosseo to show how the selected footprint changes the service-city page combinations and how expansion would be reviewed later.
