:root {
  --void: #050505;
  --ink: #0a0a0a;
  --panel: #111111;
  --panel-2: #161616;
  --line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  --text: #ececec;
  --muted: #9a9a9a;
  --soft: #cfcfcf;
  --accent: #b8c4d4;
  --glow: rgba(184, 196, 212, 0.35);
  --display: "Newsreader", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, serif;
  --body: "Figtree", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: var(--body);
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--void);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: var(--accent); }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; }
.skip:focus { left: .5rem; top: .5rem; background: #fff; color: #000; padding: .5rem 1rem; z-index: 99; }

.shell {
  width: min(1120px, 92vw);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.topband {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 20;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem; padding: .9rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
  background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.88);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.topband .mark {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .75rem;
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--text);
}
.topband .mark img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}
.topband .mark strong {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .98rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.topband nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .8rem 1.35rem; }
.topband nav a {
  color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none;
  font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .04em;
}
.topband nav a:hover { color: var(--text); }

.stage {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(90vh, 860px);
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--text);
}
.stage-photo {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(.55) contrast(1.08) brightness(.42);
}
.stage::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,.55) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,.15) 35%, rgba(5,5,5,.88) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,.75) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,.2) 55%, rgba(5,5,5,.55) 100%);
}
.stage::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--accent), transparent);
  opacity: .45;
}
.stage-copy {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(760px, 92vw);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 10vh, 6rem) clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.4rem) clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
}
.stage .legal {
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.stage h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7.4vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: .96;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
}
.stage .lede {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 34rem;
  color: var(--soft);
  margin-bottom: 1.55rem;
}
.cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .7rem; }
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  padding: .78rem 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  transition: background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.btn-solid {
  background: var(--text);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.btn-solid:hover { background: #fff; }
.btn-line {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);
  color: var(--text);
}
.btn-line:hover {
  border-color: #fff;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.06);
}
.btn-fill {
  background: var(--panel-2);
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.btn-fill:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
}

.rail {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 1.45rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.4rem);
}
.rail p {
  width: min(920px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.3vw, 1.65rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--soft);
}

.chapter {
  padding: clamp(3.2rem, 8vh, 5rem) 0;
  background: var(--void);
}
.chapter.alt { background: var(--ink); }
.eyebrow {
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: .7rem;
}
h2 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.1vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}

.mosaic {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.mosaic article {
  background: var(--panel);
  padding: 1.45rem 1.35rem 1.55rem;
}
.mosaic .n {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: .55rem;
}
.mosaic h3 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.28rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: .4rem;
}
.mosaic p { color: var(--muted); max-width: 34rem; }

.practice {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
  align-items: center;
}
.practice .copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.practice .aside {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.03);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--soft);
}
.practice figure {
  min-height: 340px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.practice figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 340px;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(.7) contrast(1.05) brightness(.78);
}

.firm {
  padding: clamp(3.2rem, 8vh, 4.8rem) 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 280px at 12% 0%, var(--glow), transparent 70%),
    var(--panel);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.firm-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.25fr .75fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.firm-grid p { color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: .9rem; }
.firm .addr {
  color: var(--text);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.55;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.3rem;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,.35);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.firm a { color: var(--soft); }
.firm a:hover { color: #fff; }

.contact {
  padding: clamp(3.2rem, 8vh, 4.8rem) 0;
  background: var(--void);
}
.contact p {
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 1.5rem 0 2rem;
  background: #030303;
}
.footer-inner {
  width: min(1120px, 92vw);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
}
.footer-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: .65rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
  max-width: 46rem;
}
.footer-brand img { border-radius: 50%; flex-shrink: 0; }
.footer nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .85rem 1.1rem; }
.footer nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--soft);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .92rem;
}
.footer nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
.footer-note {
  width: min(1120px, 92vw);
  margin: .85rem auto 0;
  color: #6f6f6f;
  font-size: .85rem;
}

.legal-page {
  width: min(720px, 92vw);
  margin: 3.5rem auto 4.5rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.legal-page h1, .legal-page h2 {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.legal-page h1 { font-size: 2rem; margin: .8rem 0 1rem; }
.legal-page h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; margin: 1.6rem 0 .6rem; }
.legal-page a { color: var(--soft); }

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .mosaic, .practice, .firm-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stage { min-height: 74vh; }
  .topband .mark strong { font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .12em; }
}