
  :root {
    --paper: #F7F5F0;
    --paper-2: #EFEBE2;
    --surface: #FFFFFF;
    --ink: #1C2027;
    --ink-soft: #4A5160;
    --navy: #16233B;
    --navy-2: #22385C;
    --accent-text: #16233B;
    --brass: #9C7A43;
    --brass-2: #B4915E;
    --line: #D9D3C4;
    --pure-white: #FFFFFF;
    --pure-navy: #16233B;
    --danger: #8C3B2E;
    --radius: 2px;
    --maxw: 1120px;
  }
  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    :root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
      --paper: #14171D;
      --paper-2: #1B1F27;
      --surface: #1E232C;
      --ink: #E8E5DC;
      --ink-soft: #B3AFA4;
      --navy: #0D1622;
      --navy-2: #1B2C46;
      --accent-text: #90B4E3;
      --brass: #C79A5E;
      --brass-2: #D9AE73;
      --line: #333B48;
    }
  }
  :root[data-theme="dark"] {
    --paper: #14171D;
    --paper-2: #1B1F27;
    --surface: #1E232C;
    --ink: #E8E5DC;
    --ink-soft: #B3AFA4;
    --navy: #0D1622;
    --navy-2: #1B2C46;
    --accent-text: #90B4E3;
    --brass: #C79A5E;
    --brass-2: #D9AE73;
    --line: #333B48;
  }

  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    margin: 0;
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--ink);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  }
  h1, h2, h3, h4 {
    font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.15;
  }
  p { margin: 0 0 1em 0; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 62ch; }
  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
  ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
  img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
  button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; }

  .wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
  .hairline { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin: 0; }

  /* ---------- Header ---------- */
  header.site-header {
    position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .header-inner {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 18px 28px; max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .logo { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .logo .mark {
    font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; color: var(--accent-text);
  }
  .logo .sub {
    font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1.4px; color: var(--brass);
    margin-top: 2px; text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  nav.main-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; }
  nav.main-nav a.nav-link {
    font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink); padding: 6px 0; position: relative;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  nav.main-nav a.nav-link:hover, nav.main-nav a.nav-link.active {
    border-bottom-color: var(--brass); color: var(--accent-text);
  }
  .services-drop { position: relative; }
  .services-drop .drop-panel {
    display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: -18px; margin-top: 0;
    background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); min-width: 300px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); padding: 8px 0;
  }
  .services-drop:hover .drop-panel, .services-drop:focus-within .drop-panel { display: block; }
  .drop-panel a {
    display: block; padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .drop-panel a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .drop-panel a:hover { background: var(--paper-2); color: var(--accent-text); }
  .drop-panel .div-label {
    display: block; padding: 10px 20px 4px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--brass); text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: none;
  }

  .cta-btn {
    display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;
    padding: 13px 22px; border: 1px solid var(--navy); color: var(--pure-white);
    background: var(--navy); white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .cta-btn:hover { background: var(--navy-2); border-color: var(--navy-2); color: var(--pure-white); }
  .cta-btn.outline { background: transparent; border-color: var(--accent-text); color: var(--accent-text); }
  .cta-btn.outline:hover { background: var(--accent-text); border-color: var(--accent-text); color: var(--paper); }
  .cta-btn.inverse { background: var(--pure-white); border-color: var(--pure-white); color: var(--pure-navy); }
  .cta-btn.inverse:hover { background: transparent; border-color: var(--pure-white); color: var(--pure-white); }
  .header-inner .cta-btn { padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 12.5px; }

  .burger { display: none; background: none; border: none; padding: 6px; }
  .burger span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--ink); margin: 5px 0; }

  /* ---------- Sections ---------- */
  section.page { display: block; }
  section.page.visible { display: block; }
  .band { padding-top: 84px; padding-bottom: 84px; }
  .band.tight { padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .band.alt { background: var(--paper-2); }
  .band.navy { background: var(--navy); color: var(--pure-white); }
  .band.navy p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72); }
  .band.navy h1, .band.navy h2, .band.navy h3 { color: var(--pure-white); }

  .eyebrow-div { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--brass); margin-bottom: 10px; }

  /* Hero */
  .hero { padding-top: 96px; padding-bottom: 70px; }
  .hero .hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 52px); max-width: 15ch; }
  .hero .subline { font-size: 15px; color: var(--brass); margin: 18px 0 22px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; }
  .hero p.lede { font-size: 17px; max-width: 54ch; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .hero .actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; margin: 30px 0 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero .support-text { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); letter-spacing: 0.3px; }
  .hero-panel {
    border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); padding: 30px;
  }
  .hero-panel .row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px; }
  .hero-panel .row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .hero-panel .row span:first-child { color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .hero-panel .row span:last-child { color: var(--accent-text); font-weight: 500; }

  /* Benefit bar */
  .benefit-bar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .benefit-bar div { padding: 20px 22px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .benefit-bar div:first-child { border-left: none; }
  .benefit-bar strong { display: block; color: var(--accent-text); font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 4px; }

  /* Section heading */
  .section-head { max-width: 62ch; margin-bottom: 44px; }
  .section-head h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px); }
  .section-head p { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 15.5px; }

  /* Rows list (services, why-us) */
  .row-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .row-item {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2.2fr 3fr auto; gap: 24px; align-items: center;
    padding: 26px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .row-item h3 { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 500; }
  .row-item p { margin: 0; font-size: 14.5px; }
  .row-item a.view-link { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--accent-text); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass); padding-bottom: 2px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .row-item a.view-link:hover { color: var(--brass); }

  /* Feature grid (why us) */
  .feature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .feature-cell { background: var(--paper); padding: 30px 28px; }
  .feature-cell h3 { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
  .feature-cell p { font-size: 14px; margin: 0; }

  /* Featured service spotlight */
  .spotlight { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.4fr; gap: 50px; align-items: start; padding: 50px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .spotlight:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .spotlight .num { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; color: var(--brass); font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .spotlight h3 { font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .spotlight blockquote { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 18px; color: var(--accent-text); margin: 0 0 16px; max-width: 40ch; }
  .spotlight ul.mini-list { columns: 2; column-gap: 30px; }
  .spotlight ul.mini-list li { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 6px 0 6px 16px; position: relative; break-inside: avoid; }
  .spotlight ul.mini-list li::before { content: "—"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--brass); }

  /* Steps (How it works) */
  .steps { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .step-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 30px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .step-item .step-no { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 30px; color: var(--brass); }
  .step-item h3 { font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: 500; }
  .step-item p { margin: 0; font-size: 14.5px; }

  /* Engagement / pricing cards */
  .plan-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .plan-card { padding: 34px 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .plan-card:first-child { border-left: none; }
  .plan-card h3 { font-size: 19px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .plan-card p { font-size: 14px; }
  .plan-card ul { margin: 14px 0 20px; }
  .plan-card li { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 5px 0 5px 14px; position: relative; }
  .plan-card li::before { content:"—"; position:absolute; left:0; color:var(--brass); }

  .price-callout { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); padding: 40px; text-align: left; margin-top: 30px; }
  .price-callout .amount { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 40px; color: var(--accent-text); }
  .price-callout .amount span { font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; }

  /* Divisions grid on services index */
  .division-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); margin-bottom: 60px; }
  .division-cell { background: var(--paper); padding: 30px; }
  .division-cell .eyebrow-div { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .division-cell a { display: block; font-size: 14.5px; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
  .division-cell a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .division-cell a:hover { color: var(--accent-text); }

  /* Service detail page */
  .service-crumb { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--brass); margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .service-crumb a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .service-title { font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px); max-width: 20ch; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .service-quote { font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 19px; color: var(--accent-text); max-width: 44ch; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  .service-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 60px; margin-top: 20px; }
  .service-columns h4 { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: var(--brass); margin-bottom: 16px; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .service-columns ul li { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .service-nav-footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding-top: 30px; margin-top: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14px; }
  .service-nav-footer a { color: var(--accent-text); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--brass); }

  /* About page */
  .quals-table { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 30px; max-width: 640px; }
  .quals-table .qrow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .quals-table .qrow span:first-child { font-size: 13px; color: var(--brass); letter-spacing: 0.3px; }
  .quals-table .qrow span:last-child { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink); }

  /* For attorneys */
  .use-list { columns: 2; column-gap: 40px; margin: 30px 0; }
  .use-list li { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 9px 0 9px 18px; position: relative; break-inside: avoid; }
  .use-list li::before { content:"—"; position:absolute; left:0; color:var(--brass); }

  /* Contact form */
  .contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr; gap: 60px; align-items: start; }
  .confid-note { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper-2); padding: 22px 24px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
  .confid-note strong { display: block; color: var(--accent-text); font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; font-weight: 500; }
  form.intake { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--surface); padding: 34px; }
  .field { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .field label { display: block; font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.4px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 7px; }
  .field label .req { color: var(--danger); }
  .field input, .field select, .field textarea {
    width: 100%; padding: 11px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper);
    font-family: inherit; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink);
  }
  .field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 1px; }
  .field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .radio-row { display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .radio-row label { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); }
  .radio-row input { width: auto; }
  .form-note { font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: -6px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  #form-success { display: none; border: 1px solid var(--brass); background: var(--paper-2); padding: 26px; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 14.5px; }
  #form-success strong { display:block; font-family:'Newsreader', serif; font-size: 17px; color: var(--accent-text); margin-bottom: 6px; font-weight: 500; }

  /* Final CTA */
  .final-cta { text-align: left; padding: 90px 0; }
  .final-cta h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px); max-width: 18ch; margin-bottom: 16px; }

  /* CA page */
  .ca-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 30px; }
  .ca-list .ca-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 14.5px; }
  .ca-list .ca-row span:last-child { color: var(--brass); font-size: 13px; }

  /* Footer */
  footer.site-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--navy); color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); padding: 56px 0 30px; }
  footer.site-footer .foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; }
  footer.site-footer .logo .mark { color: var(--pure-white); }
  footer.site-footer h4 { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-2); margin-bottom: 16px; font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; }
  footer.site-footer a { display: block; font-size: 13.5px; padding: 6px 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); }
  footer.site-footer a:hover { color: var(--pure-white); }
  footer.site-footer .disclaimer { font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); max-width: 900px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); }
  footer.site-footer .disclaimer strong { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); font-weight: 500; }
  footer.site-footer .bottom-line { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 24px; font-size: 12px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }

  @media (max-width: 880px) {
    nav.main-nav { display: none; }
    .burger { display: block; }
    .hero .hero-grid, .service-columns, .contact-grid, .spotlight { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .feature-grid, .plan-grid, .division-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .feature-cell, .plan-card, .division-cell { border-left: none !important; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .plan-card:first-child, .division-cell:first-child { border-top: none; }
    .benefit-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .benefit-bar div:nth-child(2n+1) { border-left: none; }
    .row-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .use-list, .spotlight ul.mini-list { columns: 1; }
    .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    footer.site-footer .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 560px) {
    .hero { padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
    .band { padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  }

  /* mobile nav panel */
  #mobile-nav {
    display: none; position: fixed; inset: 0; background: var(--paper); z-index: 200;
    padding: 24px 28px; overflow-y: auto;
  }
  #mobile-nav.open { display: block; }
  #mobile-nav .close-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 30px; }
  #mobile-nav a { display: block; font-size: 20px; font-family: 'Newsreader', serif; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #mobile-nav .sub-link { font-size: 15px; font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif; padding-left: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.hero-panel .row { gap: 16px; }
.hero-panel .row span:last-child { text-align: right; max-width: 65%; }
.bio p { margin-top: 18px; }
.security { margin: 40px 0; }
.security h2 { font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.security .use-list { columns: 1; max-width: 72ch; }
.secondary-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 24px; }
.secondary-links a, main p a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.quals-table { max-width: 900px; }
.qrow { gap: 24px; }
.qrow > div { font-size: 14.5px; }
.credential-list li { margin-bottom: 12px; }
footer.site-footer .disclaimer { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; }
footer.site-footer .disclaimer p { max-width: none; }
footer.site-footer .disclaimer a { display: inline; font-size: inherit; text-decoration: underline; padding: 0; }
.service-nav-footer { gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { nav.main-nav { gap: 14px; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .header-inner { gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; } .header-inner > .cta-btn { display: none; } .hero-panel { padding: 22px; } .quals-table .qrow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; } footer.site-footer .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
