:root{color-scheme:light}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
img{max-width:100%}
:root{
--bg:#EFE9DC; --surface:#F7F3EC; --panel:#2E4B3B; --panel-deep:#25402F;
--ink:#242B20; --muted:#5C6152; --brand:#2E4B3B; --on-panel:#F1ECDD;
--accent:#A5854A; --gold:#CDB176; --line:#DAD1C0;
--serif:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
--sans:"Libre Franklin","Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;
--wrap:1080px;
}
:root:not([data-theme="light"]){
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark){
--bg:#151C16; --surface:#1D261D; --panel:#20301E; --panel-deep:#1A281A;
--ink:#E9E3D2; --muted:#A6AC9B; --brand:#9DBE93; --on-panel:#EEE7D6;
--accent:#C7A863; --line:#33402F;
}
}
:root[data-theme="dark"]{
--bg:#151C16; --surface:#1D261D; --panel:#20301E; --panel-deep:#1A281A;
--ink:#E9E3D2; --muted:#A6AC9B; --brand:#9DBE93; --on-panel:#EEE7D6;
--accent:#C7A863; --line:#33402F;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);
font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:24px}
a{color:inherit}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600;text-wrap:balance;margin:0;line-height:1.1}
p{margin:0}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.eyebrow{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
color:var(--muted);font-weight:600}
.mark .mark-tag{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-weight:500;font-size:1.15rem;color:#CDB176;margin-top:6px;letter-spacing:.01em;text-transform:none}
.fmark .fmark-tag{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.05rem;color:#CDB176;margin-top:7px}
/* header / banner */
header{background:#2E4B3B;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(165,133,74,.55)}
.hrow{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;
flex-wrap:wrap;padding-top:26px;padding-bottom:10px}
.mark{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.4rem,5.2vw,3.1rem);color:#CDB176;font-weight:600;
letter-spacing:.01em;line-height:1;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block}
.mark small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
text-transform:uppercase;color:#CDB176;font-weight:600;margin-top:6px}
nav{display:flex;gap:26px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:1rem;
letter-spacing:.04em}
nav a{text-decoration:none;color:#CDB176;cursor:pointer;padding-bottom:3px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
nav a:hover{color:#EAD7A0}
nav a.active{border-bottom-color:#CDB176;color:#EAD7A0}
nav .tel{color:#CDB176;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;border-bottom:none}
nav .tel:hover{color:#EAD7A0}
.serving{text-align:center;color:#CDB176;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;padding-bottom:4px}
/* hero */
.hero{padding-block:clamp(16px,2.2vw,26px)}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.08fr;gap:clamp(24px,4vw,56px);align-items:stretch;margin-top:0}
.hero .hero-testi{margin:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;padding:26px 30px 22px 30px;background:var(--panel);border:2px solid var(--accent);border-left-width:6px;border-radius:2px;text-align:left;position:relative;max-width:none}
.hero .hero-testi::before{content:"\201C";position:absolute;right:18px;top:-4px;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:7rem;line-height:.75;color:var(--accent);opacity:.35}
.hero .hero-testi blockquote{font-size:clamp(1.12rem,1.55vw,1.32rem);line-height:1.42;color:#F3EEE2;text-wrap:pretty}
.hero .hero-testi figcaption{margin-top:12px;color:#CDB176;left:0;transform:none;width:auto;white-space:normal}
@media(max-width:860px){.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-testi{margin-top:10px}}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.6vw,3.4rem);max-width:none;margin-bottom:10px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brand)}
.hero .lede{font-size:clamp(1.06rem,2.2vw,1.28rem);color:var(--muted);
max-width:60ch;margin-top:0}
.rule{height:1px;background:var(--accent);opacity:.55;width:64px;margin:22px 0}
.cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin-top:6px;
background:var(--brand);color:#CDB176;text-decoration:none;
padding:16px 30px;border-radius:2px;font-size:1.15rem;letter-spacing:.03em;
font-weight:500;transition:background .2s}
.cta:hover{background:var(--panel-deep)}
.cta b{font-weight:600}
/* generic section */
section.page{padding-bottom:24px}
.block{padding-block:clamp(38px,6vw,68px);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.block:first-of-type{border-top:0}
.sec-head{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.4vw,2.5rem);color:var(--brand);max-width:none}
.sec-body{font-size:1.21rem;color:var(--ink);max-width:56ch;margin-top:20px}
.sec-body.muted{color:var(--muted)}
.lead-eyebrow{margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:800;color:var(--accent)}
/* teasers (home) */
.teasers{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:40px}
.teaser{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;background:var(--surface);
padding:26px 24px;text-decoration:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;
transition:border-color .2s,transform .2s}
.teaser:hover{border-color:var(--accent);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.teaser h3{font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--brand)}
.teaser p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.96rem}
.teaser .go{margin-top:auto;font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
/* pillar graphic cards (home) */
.pillars{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:40px}
.pillar{position:relative;display:block;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;
box-shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.12);transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s}
.pillar:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.20)}
.pillar img{width:100%;display:block}
.pillar-text{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:0 16px 26px;text-align:center;color:#fff}
.pillar-text h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.55rem;color:#fff;margin:0 0 8px;text-shadow:0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.40)}
.pillar-text p{font-size:.92rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.92);margin:0;line-height:1.4;text-shadow:0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
.pillar-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.pillar-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.55rem;color:var(--brand);text-align:center;margin:0 0 14px;line-height:1.15}
@media(max-width:760px){.pillars{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:400px;margin-inline:auto}}
/* services */
.svc{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0;margin-top:36px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.svc div{padding:22px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.svc div:nth-child(odd){padding-right:28px}
.svc h3{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:6px}
.svc p{color:var(--ink);font-size:1.32rem;line-height:1.45}
/* recognizable-situations question list */
.qlist{list-style:none;margin:30px 0 0;padding:0;max-width:62ch}
.qlist li{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.32rem;color:var(--ink);padding:15px 0 15px 30px;
border-top:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;line-height:1.3}
.qlist li:first-child{border-top:0}
.qlist li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:24px;width:14px;height:2px;background:var(--accent)}
[data-page="practice"] .prose{max-width:80ch}
[data-page="practice"] .prose .close{max-width:60ch}
.qcol{max-width:48rem;margin-inline:auto}
.qcol .qlist{margin-inline:0;max-width:none}
.judgment-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:clamp(26px,4vw,50px);align-items:center}
.judgment-fig{margin:0}
.judgment-fig img{width:100%;display:block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.10)}
@media(max-width:760px){.judgment-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.faq{margin-top:34px;max-width:72ch}
.faq-item{padding:22px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-item:first-child{border-top:0}
.faq-item h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--brand);margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.2}
.faq-item p{font-size:1.19rem;color:var(--ink);margin:0;line-height:1.6}
/* narrative (practice) */
.prose{max-width:60ch;margin-top:26px}
.prose p{font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:18px;line-height:1.7}
.prose p.first::first-letter{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:3.1rem;line-height:.8;
float:left;margin:6px 10px 0 0;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
.prose .close{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--brand);
max-width:34ch;margin-top:30px;line-height:1.3}
.prose figure.billwork{float:right;width:min(50%,380px);margin:6px 0 14px 30px}
.prose figure.billwork img{width:100%;display:block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px}
.prose figure.billwork figcaption{font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;text-align:center;font-style:italic}
@media(max-width:760px){.prose figure.billwork{float:none;width:100%;margin:4px 0 18px}}
.degrees{clear:both;margin-top:46px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.deg-eyebrow{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:18px}
.deg-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.deg-item{border-top:2px solid var(--accent);padding-top:14px}
.deg-item h4{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.18rem;color:var(--brand);margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.15}
.deg-item p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
@media(max-width:680px){.deg-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:360px}}
.credwall{clear:both;margin-top:48px;padding-top:30px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.cw-head{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand);margin:0 0 20px}
.cw-group{margin-bottom:26px}
.cw-label{font-size:.83rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:12px}
.cw-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
.cw-row.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,340px));justify-content:center}
.cert{margin:0}
.cert-ph{aspect-ratio:4/3;background:var(--surface);border:1px dashed var(--accent);border-radius:3px;
display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;
color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;padding:14px;gap:5px}
.cert-ph span{font-size:.66rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.cert figcaption{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:9px;text-align:center}
.certimg{border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:4/3;background:var(--surface)}
.certimg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.cw-edu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;align-items:start}
.cw-stack{display:grid;gap:18px}
.certimg.portrait{aspect-ratio:3/4}
@media(max-width:680px){.cw-edu{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:680px){.cw-row,.cw-row.two{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:340px}}
/* bill / split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.3fr;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,58px);align-items:start}
.portrait{aspect-ratio:4/5;background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);
border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;position:sticky;top:20px}
.portrait img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 30%;display:block}
.creds{margin-top:34px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:26px;
display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px 40px}
.creds h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin:0 0 8px}
.creds ul{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.creds li{font-size:.98rem;color:var(--ink);padding:3px 0}
/* image placeholder */
.imgph{background:var(--surface);border:1px dashed var(--accent);border-radius:3px;
display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);
padding:22px;font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.7}
/* personal-page pull quote (bridging the divider) */
.pullquote{float:right;width:min(40%,320px);margin:-150px 0 22px 46px;text-align:center;
background:var(--bg);position:relative;z-index:2;padding:16px 0}
.pullquote blockquote{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.15rem,2.1vw,1.5rem);line-height:1.38;
color:var(--brand);margin:0;font-weight:500;text-wrap:balance}
.pullquote figcaption{margin-top:12px;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:.1em;white-space:nowrap;width:max-content;position:relative;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);text-transform:uppercase;
color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:640px){.pullquote{float:none;width:auto;margin:20px auto}}
/* client testimonial (principal page) */
.testi{max-width:62ch;margin:44px auto 10px;text-align:center;padding:30px 24px;border-top:1px solid var(--accent);border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent)}
.testi blockquote{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.2vw,1.6rem);line-height:1.42;color:var(--brand);margin:0;font-weight:500;text-wrap:balance}
.testi figcaption{margin-top:14px;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
/* green call band */
.band{background:var(--panel);color:var(--on-panel);border:0;margin-top:20px}
.band .eyebrow{color:#C9B98E}
.band h2{color:var(--on-panel);font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,2.9rem)}
.band .tel-lg{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.1rem);
color:#fff;margin-top:14px;letter-spacing:.01em;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block}
.band .band-tag{font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:1.2rem;color:#CDB176;margin-top:14px}
.band .hours{color:#C9CFC0;margin-top:10px;font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.03em}
/* contact */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(30px,5vw,60px);margin-top:30px}
.cinfo p{margin-bottom:6px}
.cinfo .tel-lg{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.4rem;color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;margin:6px 0}
.cinfo .label{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin-top:22px}
form{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
form label{font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:-6px}
form input,form textarea,form select{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1rem;padding:12px 14px;
border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink)}
form input:focus,form textarea:focus,form select:focus{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--accent)}
form button{background:var(--brand);color:#CDB176;border:0;padding:14px;border-radius:2px;
font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.9rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.03em;cursor:pointer}
form button:hover{background:var(--panel-deep)}
.hp{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.formnote{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:2px}
.confirm{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--accent);border-radius:3px;padding:24px;color:var(--ink)}
.confirm b{color:var(--brand)}
/* footer */
footer{background:var(--panel-deep);color:var(--on-panel);padding-block:30px;margin-top:20px}
.fgrid{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:32px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.fmark{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;color:#fff}
.fmark small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.58rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
text-transform:uppercase;color:#B9C2AC;margin-top:5px;font-weight:600}
.fcontact{font-size:.88rem;color:#D6DBCB;line-height:1.55;text-align:right}
.fcontact a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500}
.fnote{margin-top:18px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);
font-size:.72rem;color:#9FAB93;letter-spacing:.03em}
@media (max-width:760px){
.teasers{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.svc{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.svc div:nth-child(odd){padding-right:4px}
.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.portrait{position:static;max-width:320px}
.creds{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
.fcontact{text-align:left}
nav{gap:14px;font-size:.8rem}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}
[data-page="contact"] .cinfo .label{font-size:10pt}
[data-page="contact"] .cinfo p{font-size:1.15rem}
[data-page="bill"] .creds li{font-size:1.13rem}
[data-page="bill"] .creds h4{font-size:10pt}
/* ---- footer: two columns (firm + address | areas we serve) ---- */
.fgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px 56px;align-items:start}
.fcol .fcontact{text-align:left;margin-top:18px}
.areas-head{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;
color:#CDB176;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1.3}
.areas ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.areas li{font-size:.88rem;line-height:1.55;color:#D6DBCB}
.areas a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
.areas a:hover{color:#EAD7A0;text-decoration:underline}
.areas .here{color:#CDB176}
@media (max-width:760px){.fgrid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
/* ---- form: business group ---- */
.cform fieldset.biz{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:3px;padding:14px 14px 16px;margin:4px 0 0;
display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
.cform fieldset.biz legend{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;padding:0 6px}
.cform .row2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 9rem;gap:12px}
.cform .row2 > div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
@media (max-width:420px){.cform .row2{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
/* ---- town pages ---- */
.town h1.sec-head{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,4vw,2.8rem)}
.town-body{max-width:62ch;margin-top:22px}
.town-body p{font-size:1.21rem;line-height:1.65;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 14px}
.town-body p.lead{font-size:1.32rem;line-height:1.5}
.town-body h2{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,2.6vw,1.85rem);color:var(--brand);margin:34px 0 12px}
.town-body .testi{margin:34px auto 10px}
.band .band-copy{color:#C9CFC0;margin-top:16px;max-width:86ch;font-size:1.21rem;line-height:1.55}
.band-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:14px 30px;margin-top:6px}
.cta.cta-light{background:transparent;border:1px solid #CDB176;margin-top:14px}
.cta.cta-light:hover{background:rgba(205,177,118,.12)}
.town-form-col{max-width:560px}
.town-form{scroll-margin-top:20px}
/* ---- Conversation 11 additions (steps 59, 60, 61) ---- */
.fnote a{color:#D6DBCB;text-decoration:none}
.fnote a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.fnote .here{color:#CDB176}
.legal-prose{max-width:66ch}
.legal-prose h2{font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.4vw,1.7rem);color:var(--brand);margin:34px 0 10px;line-height:1.2}
.legal-prose h2.legal-head{margin-top:52px;padding-top:28px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.legal-prose h3{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--brand);margin:22px 0 6px}
.legal-prose p{font-size:1.15rem;line-height:1.65;margin-bottom:12px}
.legal-prose a{color:var(--brand);font-weight:600;text-decoration:none}
.legal-prose a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.legal-date{color:var(--muted);font-size:1rem;margin-top:26px}
[data-page="notfound"] .qlist li a{color:var(--brand);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
[data-page="notfound"] .qlist li a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.cf-turnstile{min-height:65px;margin-top:4px}
.formerr{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.92rem;color:#8A3B2A;margin-top:2px}
form button[disabled]{opacity:.7;cursor:default}
/* step 64: the call button wrapped into two uneven columns under 480px */
@media (max-width:480px){.cta{flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;text-align:center;gap:4px 10px}}