/* Blackstone Solicitors — probate microsite template */
:root {
  /* Ground: two light, one dark. Do not add more. */
  --ink: #0e1216;
  --ink-raised: #14181d;
  --ink-card: #161b21;
  --paper: #f7f5f1;
  --paper-warm: #ebe6dc;
  --white: #ffffff;

  /* Brass changes value by ground: darker on light, lighter on dark. */
  --brass: #8c6a3c;
  --brass-light: #c8a677;

  /* Text on dark */
  --on-dark: #e8e5df;
  --on-dark-2: #b6bbc0;
  --on-dark-muted: #9aa0a6;
  --on-dark-muted-2: #8b9096;
  --on-dark-faint: #767c83;
  --nav-link: #cfd3d7;

  /* Text on light */
  --text: #14181d;
  --body: #41474e;
  --text-2: #5c6169;
  --muted: #6b7075;

  /* Rules — 1px, always */
  --rule: #ddd8ce;
  --rule-warm: #cbc4b7;
  --rule-dark: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  --rule-dark-2: rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
  --rule-dark-faint: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  --rule-drawer: rgba(255,255,255,0.12);

  /* Spacing — the horizontal value is the page gutter, identical everywhere */
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  --section-y: clamp(56px, 7vw, 100px);
  --section-y-lg: clamp(60px, 7.2vw, 104px);
  --section-y-sm: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px);
  --head-gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px);
  --card-gap: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 40px);
  --col-gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 90px);

  --sans: "Helvetica Neue", "Inter Tight", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --mono: ui-monospace, Menlo, Monaco, "Cascadia Mono", monospace;
  --logo-scale: 1;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- base */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--on-dark);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  /* clip, NOT hidden: position:sticky in the article sidebar depends on it. */
  overflow-x: clip;
}
img, svg { max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }
p { text-wrap: pretty; margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 { margin: 0; font-weight: 500; }
a { color: var(--brass); text-decoration: none; }
ul, ol { margin: 0; }
button, input, select, textarea { font-family: inherit; }
summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; }
summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass-light); outline-offset: 2px; }

/* Square corners everywhere — central to the look. */
.btn, .card, input, textarea, select, .panel { border-radius: 0; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- type */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass); font-weight: 400;
}
.on-dark .eyebrow, .band-dark .eyebrow { color: var(--brass-light); }
.meta-mono {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.h1 { font-size: clamp(38px,5.3vw,74px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.h1-inner { font-size: clamp(36px,4.8vw,66px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.h2 { font-size: clamp(30px,3.7vw,50px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.h2-minor { font-size: clamp(28px,3.2vw,44px); line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(16px,1.4vw,19px); line-height: 1.6; }
.prose-lg { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--body); }
.prose { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--body); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- layout */
.section { padding: var(--section-y) var(--gutter); }
.section-sm { padding: var(--section-y-sm) var(--gutter); }
.band-light { background: var(--paper); color: var(--text); }
.band-warm { background: var(--paper-warm); color: var(--text); }
.band-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-dark); }
/* A light section following the trust strip flows on with no divider (3+4 read as one). */
.flow-on { padding-top: 0; }

.section-head {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,42ch);
  gap: var(--col-gap); align-items: end; margin-bottom: var(--head-gap);
}
.section-head .sh-left { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.section-head h2 { max-width: 20ch; }
.section-head .sh-intro { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--muted); }
.band-dark .section-head .sh-intro { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.sh-link {
  font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass); white-space: nowrap;
}
.band-dark .sh-link { color: var(--brass-light); }
.sh-link:hover { color: var(--text); }
.band-dark .sh-link:hover { color: var(--white); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-height: 44px; padding: 16px 28px; border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--brass-light); color: var(--ink); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); }
.btn-outline { background: transparent; color: var(--white); border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3); }
.btn-outline:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); color: var(--white); }
/* On a light ground the primary needs the darker brass to keep contrast. */
.band-light .btn-primary, .band-warm .btn-primary { background: var(--brass); color: var(--white); }
.band-light .btn-primary:hover, .band-warm .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.band-light .btn-outline, .band-warm .btn-outline { color: var(--text); border-color: var(--rule-warm); }
.band-light .btn-outline:hover, .band-warm .btn-outline:hover { background: var(--white); color: var(--brass); }
.btn-block { width: 100%; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- nav */
.site-nav {
  position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 20px var(--gutter);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark); background: var(--ink);
}
.nav-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
.nav-brand img { height: calc(26px * var(--logo-scale)); width: auto; max-width: 180px; object-fit: contain; object-position: left; }
.nav-wordmark { color: var(--white); font-size: 19px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.nav-divider { width: 1px; height: 24px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
.nav-descriptor { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brass-light); }
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.nav-links a { color: var(--nav-link); transition: color .18s ease; }
.nav-links a:hover, .nav-links a.active { color: var(--white); }
.nav-phone { color: var(--white); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-transform: none; font-size: 14px; }
.nav-cta { padding: 12px 20px; min-height: 0; }

/* JS-free mobile drawer, built on <details>/<summary>. */
.nav-mobile { display: none; margin-left: auto; }
.nav-mobile > summary {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 11px 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.24); color: var(--white);
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; min-height: 44px;
}
.nav-burger { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; width: 16px; }
.nav-burger span { height: 1px; background: var(--white); }
.nav-drawer {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%; z-index: 50;
  background: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-dark);
  padding: 4px var(--gutter) 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.nav-drawer a.drawer-link {
  color: #dcdfe2; font-size: 15px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-drawer);
  padding: 15px 0; min-height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center;
}
.nav-drawer a.drawer-link:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }
.nav-drawer .btn { margin-top: 20px; }
.nav-drawer .btn + .btn { margin-top: 10px; }

/* Sticky mobile call bar. z-index 60 — above the drawer's 50. */
.call-bar {
  display: none; position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 60;
  background: var(--ink-raised); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark-2);
  padding: 10px 14px; gap: 10px;
}
.call-bar .btn { flex: 1; padding: 14px 10px; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- hero */
.hero {
  position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(520px, 64vh, 640px);
  padding: 56px var(--gutter);
  background-color: var(--ink);
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover, cover, cover;
  background-position: center, center, center right;
}
.hero-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 28px; max-width: 660px; }
.hero h1 { color: var(--white); }
.hero .lede { color: var(--on-dark-2); max-width: 50ch; }
.hero-note { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--on-dark-muted-2); }
.hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
/* Inner pages: shorter hero, heavier scrim. */
.hero-inner-page { min-height: clamp(300px, 38vh, 420px); }
.hero-inner-page h1 { max-width: 18ch; }
.breadcrumb { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.breadcrumb a { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.breadcrumb a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }

/* Hero quick-capture form */
.hero-form {
  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: stretch; max-width: 600px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06); border: 1px solid var(--rule-dark-2); padding: 12px;
}
.hero-form input {
  flex: 1; min-width: 0; font-size: 15px; padding: 14px 16px;
  border: none; background: transparent; color: var(--white); outline: none;
}
.hero-form input::placeholder { color: var(--on-dark-muted-2); }
.hero-form .field-divider { width: 1px; background: var(--rule-dark-2); }
.hero-form button { border: none; padding: 14px 26px; white-space: nowrap; }

/* At-a-glance card — the one place a shadow is allowed. */
.glance {
  background: var(--ink-raised); border-top: 2px solid var(--brass-light);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -40px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
  padding: 30px 32px; max-width: 420px; width: 100%;
}
.glance .eyebrow { color: var(--brass-light); }
.glance-rows { margin-top: 20px; }
.glance-row { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14); }
.glance-row .gl-label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.glance-row .gl-value { font-size: 17px; color: var(--white); }
.glance-note { margin-top: 16px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14); font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.hero-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,420px); gap: var(--col-gap); align-items: center; width: 100%; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- trust strip */
.trust-strip {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  background: var(--paper); color: var(--text); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.trust-cell {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px;
  padding: clamp(24px,2.6vw,34px) clamp(20px,2.4vw,32px);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.trust-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }
.trust-cell .t-label { font-size: 15px; color: var(--text); }
.trust-cell .t-detail { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- process */
.process-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 90px 320px 1fr 180px;
  gap: 24px; align-items: start; padding: 30px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.band-warm .process-row { border-top-color: var(--rule-warm); }
.process-row .p-num { font-size: 15px; color: var(--brass); }
.process-row h3 { font-size: clamp(20px,1.9vw,26px); line-height: 1.24; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.process-row p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--body); max-width: 60ch; }
.process-row .p-time { font-size: 14px; color: #8b9096; text-align: right; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- list rows (services) */
.row-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0 80px; }
.row-item {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px;
  padding: 28px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-warm);
  font-size: clamp(18px,1.8vw,25px); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--text); transition: color .18s ease, padding-left .18s ease;
}
.band-light .row-item { border-top-color: var(--rule); }
.row-item:hover { color: var(--brass); padding-left: 8px; }
.row-item .r-arrow { color: var(--brass); font-size: 20px; }
.row-item .r-sub { display: block; font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 6px; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- cards */
.card-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--card-gap); }
.card-grid-2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: var(--card-gap); }
.card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 32px 30px;
  transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease;
}
.band-warm .card { border-color: var(--rule-warm); }
.card:hover { background: var(--white); }
.card h3 { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.24; letter-spacing: -0.012em; }
.card p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 10px; }
a.card:hover h3 { color: var(--brass); }

/* Review cards sit on the dark band. */
.review-card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: var(--ink-card);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.09); padding: 38px 34px;
}
.review-stars { color: var(--brass-light); letter-spacing: 0.25em; font-size: 13px; }
.review-card blockquote { margin: 18px 0 0; font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: #dcdfe2; }
.review-attrib { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 26px; }
.review-attrib .ra-name { color: var(--white); font-size: 15px; }
.review-attrib .ra-role { color: var(--on-dark-muted-2); font-size: 13.5px; margin-top: 3px; }

/* Insight / post cards */
.post-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0; }
.post-card .pc-img { display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; background: var(--rule-warm); }
.post-card .pc-meta { margin-top: 16px; }
.post-card h3 { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.28; letter-spacing: -0.012em; margin-top: 8px; }
.post-card:hover h3 { color: var(--brass); }
.post-card p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 10px; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ */
.faq-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: var(--col-gap); }
.faq-intro { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; align-items: flex-start; }
.faq-intro p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--muted); max-width: 40ch; }
.faq-item { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.band-warm .faq-item { border-top-color: var(--rule-warm); }
.faq-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.faq-item > summary {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px;
  padding: 22px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--text);
  min-height: 44px;
}
.faq-item > summary:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.faq-item .faq-sign { color: var(--brass); font-size: 20px; line-height: 1; flex: none; }
.faq-item[open] .faq-sign::before { content: "\2212"; }
.faq-item:not([open]) .faq-sign::before { content: "+"; }
.faq-answer { padding: 0 0 24px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--body); max-width: 62ch; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- contact */
.contact-split {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,560px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.contact-left { padding: var(--section-y) var(--col-gap) var(--section-y) var(--gutter); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.contact-left h2 { font-size: clamp(31px,3.8vw,52px); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.03em; max-width: 16ch; }
.contact-left .c-intro { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.68; color: var(--muted); max-width: 46ch; }
.contact-lines { margin-top: 10px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.contact-line .cl-label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.contact-line .cl-value { font-size: 17px; color: var(--text); margin-top: 4px; display: block; }
a.cl-value:hover { color: var(--brass); }

/* The ink form card, inset from the section edges. */
.form-card {
  background: var(--ink-raised); color: var(--on-dark);
  padding: clamp(28px,3vw,40px);
  margin: clamp(0px,3vw,40px) clamp(0px,4.2vw,60px) clamp(0px,3vw,40px) 0;
}
.form-card h3 { color: var(--white); font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: -0.012em; }
.form-card .fc-sub { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-dark-muted); margin-top: 10px; }
.lead-form { margin-top: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
.form-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.form-group label { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.form-group .req { color: var(--brass-light); }
.form-input, .form-textarea, .form-select {
  width: 100%; padding: 14px 15px; font-size: 15px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); border: 1px solid var(--rule-dark-2);
  color: var(--white); outline: none;
}
.form-input:focus, .form-textarea:focus, .form-select:focus { border-color: var(--brass-light); }
.form-select option { color: var(--text); }
.form-textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
.form-note { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--on-dark-faint); }
.form-consent { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.form-consent input { margin-top: 3px; flex: none; width: 16px; height: 16px; accent-color: var(--brass-light); }
.form-status { font-size: 13px; color: var(--brass-light); }
.lead-thanks { text-align: left; }
.lead-thanks .check { font-size: 26px; color: var(--brass-light); }
.lead-thanks h3 { margin-top: 12px; }
.lead-thanks p { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- team */
.team-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--card-gap) var(--col-gap); }
.team-member .tm-photo { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; background: var(--rule-warm); display: block; }
.team-member h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-top: 20px; letter-spacing: -0.012em; }
.team-member .tm-role { font-size: 14px; color: var(--brass); margin-top: 6px; }
.team-member .tm-bio { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 12px; }
.team-member .tm-contact { margin-top: 18px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- key points panel */
.overview-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,66ch) minmax(0,1fr); gap: var(--col-gap); align-items: start; }
.key-points { background: var(--paper-warm); padding: 32px 30px; }
.band-warm .key-points { background: var(--paper); }
.key-points h3 { font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.key-points ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 18px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.key-points li { position: relative; padding-left: 24px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--body); }
.key-points li::before { content: "\2014"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--brass); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- stats */
.stat-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: var(--card-gap); }
.stat .s-value { font-size: clamp(34px,3.6vw,48px); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--text); }
.band-dark .stat .s-value { color: var(--white); }
.stat .s-label { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 12px; }
.band-dark .stat .s-label { color: var(--on-dark-muted); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- CTA band */
.cta-band { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 22px; }
.cta-band h2 { max-width: 20ch; color: var(--white); }
.cta-band p { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-dark-2); max-width: 56ch; }
.cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
/* A CTA that lands on a light ground (because the section above it was already dark). */
.band-light .cta-band h2, .band-warm .cta-band h2 { color: var(--text); }
.band-light .cta-band p, .band-warm .cta-band p { color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- named solicitor band */
.solicitor { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,280px) minmax(0,1fr); gap: var(--col-gap); align-items: center; }
.solicitor img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; }
.solicitor blockquote { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(21px,2.2vw,28px); line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--white); }
.solicitor .sol-name { margin-top: 22px; color: var(--white); font-size: 16px; }
.solicitor .sol-role { color: var(--on-dark-muted-2); font-size: 14px; margin-top: 4px; }
.solicitor .sol-line { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--brass-light); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- article */
.article-title { padding: clamp(48px,6vw,88px) var(--gutter); background: var(--ink); }
.article-title h1 { color: var(--white); max-width: 56ch; font-size: clamp(32px,4.2vw,58px); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.03em; margin-top: 18px; }
.byline { margin-top: 24px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 14px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.article-body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,320px); gap: var(--col-gap); }
.article-col { max-width: 72ch; }
.article-col > * + * { margin-top: 22px; }
.article-lead { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.standfirst { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text); }
.article-col p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--body); }
.article-col h2 { font-size: clamp(24px,2.4vw,32px); line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-top: 40px; }
.article-col h3 { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin-top: 32px; }
.article-col ul, .article-col ol { padding-left: 22px; }
.article-col li { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--body); margin-top: 10px; }
.article-col img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.article-col a { color: var(--brass); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.pull-quote {
  background: var(--paper-warm); border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
  padding: 26px 30px; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--text);
}
.author-card { margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; gap: 18px; }
.author-card .ac-name { font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); }
.author-card .ac-role { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 4px; }

.article-aside { position: sticky; top: 24px; align-self: start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; }
.toc-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px; }
.toc-card h4 { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.toc-card ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 16px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.toc-card a { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--body); }
.toc-card a:hover { color: var(--brass); }
.aside-cta { background: var(--ink-raised); padding: 26px 24px; }
.aside-cta h4 { color: var(--white); font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.aside-cta p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-dark-muted); margin-top: 10px; }
.aside-cta .btn { margin-top: 18px; }
.aside-cta .ac-phone { display: block; margin-top: 14px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--brass-light); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-dark); padding: clamp(44px,5vw,64px) var(--gutter) 36px; }
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.4fr) repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: var(--col-gap); }
.footer-brand img { height: calc(26px * var(--logo-scale)); width: auto; max-width: 180px; opacity: 0.9; object-fit: contain; object-position: left; }
.footer-brand .fb-strap { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--on-dark-faint); max-width: 42ch; }
.footer-col h5 { font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-dark-muted); }
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 18px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.footer-col a, .footer-col p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--on-dark-muted-2); }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }
.footer-bottom {
  margin-top: clamp(32px,4vw,48px); padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-dark-faint);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px 28px; justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--on-dark-faint);
}
.footer-legal { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 20px; }
.footer-legal a { color: var(--on-dark-faint); font-size: 12.5px; }
.footer-legal a:hover { color: var(--brass-light); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- responsive */
@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .process-row { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
  .process-row .p-time { text-align: left; color: #8b9096; }
  .contact-split, .article-body, .overview-split, .hero-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .form-card { margin: 0; }
  .contact-left { padding: var(--section-y) var(--gutter) var(--head-gap); }
  .article-aside { position: static; }
  .row-list { gap: 0 40px; }
  .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .trust-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .trust-cell { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .card-grid, .card-grid-2, .team-grid, .row-list, .faq-split, .stat-grid, .solicitor { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-mobile { display: block; }
  .call-bar { display: flex; }
  body { padding-bottom: 74px; }
  .hero-form { flex-direction: column; }
  .hero-form .field-divider { display: none; }
  .hero-form button { width: 100%; }
  .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* Portrait crop: swap the left-weighted scrim for a vertical one. */
  .hero { background-position: center, center, center; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .nav-links { font-size: 12px; }
  .trust-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stat-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  * { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
}
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }