08/10/2026
One of the most helpful things a practice can say is also one of the simplest:
We do not hold forensic dates without a signed agreement and retainer.
That is not cold. It is clear.
When a practice starts holding space for unsigned, unpaid, or "maybe" cases, the the schedule gets built around other people's uncertainty.
And that is usually when the scramble start.
Clear intake boundaries protect:
✨your time
✨your calendar
✨your ability to do careful work
This comes up constantly in forensic practice, but honestly, clinical testing practices run into their own version of it too.
Ambiguity always looks manageable at first. Then it gets expensive.