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.cta-section{padding:0 0 82px}.cta-panel{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),#103b65);color:#fff;border-radius:24px;padding:38px 42px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr auto;gap:36px;align-items:center}.cta-panel h2{font-size:2rem;margin:0 0 8px}.cta-panel p{color:#d6e1ec;margin:0;max-width:720px}.cta-actions{justify-content:flex-end}
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.site-footer{background:#071827;color:#cbd8e5;padding-top:58px}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.55fr repeat(3,1fr);gap:36px}.footer-grid h3{color:#fff;font-size:.92rem;margin:0 0 13px}.footer-grid>div>a{display:block;color:#b9c8d6;font-size:.88rem;margin:8px 0}.footer-main p{max-width:430px;color:#b9c8d6}.footer-brand .brand-copy strong{color:#4fa1e4}.footer-brand .brand-copy small{color:#9fb3c6}.footer-contact{display:grid;gap:6px;margin-top:18px}.footer-contact a{color:#fff}.footer-contact address{font-style:normal;color:#b9c8d6;font-size:.88rem}.regulatory-bar{margin-top:40px;padding:24px 0;border-top:1px solid #1b344b;border-bottom:1px solid #1b344b;font-size:.78rem;color:#9fb0c0}.regulatory-bar p{margin:5px 0}.regulatory-bar a{color:#d7e9fa;text-decoration:underline}.footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:18px 0 28px;font-size:.78rem;color:#8da1b4}.footer-bottom a{color:#b6c7d6}
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/* SEO/AEO content components */
.article-hero .hero-content{max-width:900px}.article-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 18px;align-items:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;margin-top:20px}.article-meta a{color:var(--blue);font-weight:750}.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.55fr) minmax(270px,.55fr);gap:52px;align-items:start}.article-body{font-size:1.03rem}.article-body h2{font-size:1.8rem;line-height:1.2;margin:42px 0 14px;letter-spacing:-.018em}.article-body h3{font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.3;margin:28px 0 10px}.article-body p{margin:0 0 18px}.article-body ul,.article-body ol{padding-left:24px;margin:0 0 22px}.article-body li{margin:8px 0}.answer-box{border:1px solid #bed4e8;border-left:5px solid var(--blue);background:#f2f8fd;border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin:0 0 30px}.answer-box strong{display:block;color:var(--navy);font-size:1.05rem;margin-bottom:6px}.answer-box p{margin:0}.qa-section{margin-top:46px}.qa-item{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px 0}.qa-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.qa-item h3{font-size:1.12rem;margin:0 0 8px;color:var(--navy)}.qa-item p{margin:0;color:#405264}.author-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);background:#fff;padding:24px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(13,34,55,.05)}.author-card strong{display:block;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--navy)}.author-card span{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem;margin:3px 0 12px}.author-card p{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 12px}.source-box{border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft);border-radius:14px;padding:22px;margin-top:34px}.source-box h3{margin-top:0}.source-box a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline}.service-answer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:18px;margin-top:28px}.service-answer{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px;background:#fff}.service-answer h3{margin:0 0 8px;font-size:1.12rem}.service-answer p{margin:0;color:var(--muted)}.fact-band{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:26px}.fact-band>div{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:20px;background:#fff}.fact-band strong{display:block;color:var(--blue);font-size:1.3rem}.fact-band span{display:block;font-size:.88rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:4px}.article-card-meta{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px}.article-cta{margin-top:36px;padding:24px;border-radius:14px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.article-cta p{color:#d4e0eb}.article-cta .text-link{color:#9ed0f6}.service-sources{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:18px}.service-sources a{color:var(--blue);text-decoration:underline}
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/* 2026-08-20 competitor-led improvement layer */
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@media(max-width:1180px){.nav-links{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:82px;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:14px 20px 22px;display:none;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:2px;max-height:calc(100vh - 90px);overflow:auto}.nav-links.open{display:flex}.menu-button{display:block}.nav-group summary{padding:10px 0;border:0}.nav-group[open] summary,.nav-group.current-group summary{border:0}.nav-dropdown{position:static;min-width:0;padding:2px 0 8px 12px;border:0;border-left:2px solid var(--line);border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}.nav-dropdown a{padding:8px 10px}.cards.four{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:760px){.experience-grid,.cards.four,.sra-trust-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}.briefing-inner{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}.profile-portrait-inline{float:none;margin:0 0 18px}.sra-badge-hook{max-width:275px}.nav-links{top:72px}}
@media print{.topbar,.site-header,.breadcrumb-wrap,.site-footer,.no-print,.cta-section,.briefing-band{display:none!important}.page-hero{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}.page-hero h1,.page-hero p,.eyebrow{color:#000!important}.section{padding:20px 0}.container{width:100%;max-width:none}.credential-panel{box-shadow:none}.profile-print{font-size:10.5pt}.profile-print h2{page-break-after:avoid}}

/* Launch hardening / official SRA badge */
.mt-24{margin-top:24px}
.sra-badge-hook{width:275px;max-width:100%;justify-self:end}
.sra-badge-outer{width:275px;max-width:100%;max-height:163px}
.sra-badge-inner{position:relative;padding-bottom:59.1%;height:auto;overflow:hidden}
.sra-badge-iframe{border:0;margin:0;padding:0;background:transparent;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute}
@media(max-width:760px){.sra-badge-hook{justify-self:start}}


/* 2026-08-24 published pricing */
.pricing-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.price-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);background:#fff;padding:26px;box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(12,35,57,.05)}.price-card h3{margin:6px 0 8px;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.25}.price-card p{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 14px}.price{display:block;color:var(--blue);font-size:1.7rem;line-height:1.15;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:10px 0 12px}.price small{display:block;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.4;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:0;margin-top:5px}.fee-badge{display:inline-block;padding:5px 9px;border-radius:999px;background:#edf5fc;color:var(--blue);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:850;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}.pricing-table-wrap{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#fff}.pricing-table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:720px}.pricing-table caption{text-align:left;padding:18px 20px 8px;font-weight:850;color:var(--navy)}.pricing-table th,.pricing-table td{text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding:16px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.pricing-table th{background:#f7f9fb;color:var(--navy);font-size:.82rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}.pricing-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}.pricing-table td strong{color:var(--navy)}.pricing-table .money{font-weight:850;color:var(--blue);white-space:nowrap}.price-note{margin-top:18px;padding:18px 20px;border-left:4px solid var(--blue);background:#f2f8fd;border-radius:8px;color:#31475a}.fee-detail{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}.fee-detail strong{color:var(--ink)}.compact-list{margin:10px 0 0;padding-left:20px}.compact-list li{margin:5px 0}.section-dark .price-card{background:#102b47;border-color:#29445f;box-shadow:none}.section-dark .price-card h3,.section-dark .price-card .price{color:#fff}.section-dark .price-card p,.section-dark .price-card .fee-detail{color:#d3dde8}.section-dark .fee-badge{background:rgba(255,255,255,.1);color:#d9ecfb}.section-dark .price small{color:#c7d5e2}.mini-price{margin:16px 0;padding:16px 18px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;background:#fff}.mini-price strong{display:block;color:var(--blue);font-size:1.2rem}.mini-price span{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem;margin-top:3px}
@media(max-width:900px){.pricing-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:760px){.pricing-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.price{font-size:1.5rem}.pricing-table th,.pricing-table td{padding:13px 14px}}


/* 2026-09-28 engineering drawing-sheet design refresh */
:root{--blue:#123f68;--blue2:#123f68;--navy:#0a2238;--ink:#172633;--muted:#586572;--gold:#9a7841;--soft:#f5f6f4;--line:#ccd4d9;--white:#fff;--shadow:none;--radius:3px;--urgent:#9b2e2e}
body{font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
h1,h2,h3,.brand-copy strong{font-family:Charter,"Sitka Text",Cambria,"Times New Roman",serif}
.page-hero{background-color:#f7f8f6;background-image:linear-gradient(rgba(18,63,104,.055) 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(18,63,104,.055) 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:28px 28px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--navy)}
.page-hero:after{display:none}.page-hero h1{letter-spacing:-.025em;line-height:1.04}.hero-content{padding-top:72px;padding-bottom:64px}
.eyebrow{text-transform:none;letter-spacing:.035em;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:780;color:var(--blue)}
.btn{border-radius:2px;transition:none;box-shadow:none}.btn:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:none}.btn-primary{background:var(--navy)}.btn-dark{background:var(--navy)}
.urgent-chip{border-radius:2px;background:#fff;border:0;border-left:4px solid var(--urgent);color:var(--urgent);padding:8px 12px}.free-call-line{max-width:760px;margin:12px 0 0;color:#475866;font-size:.94rem}
.proof-strip{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border:0}.proof-grid{border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28);border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28)}.proof-grid>div{border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28);padding:20px 22px}.proof-grid>div:first-child{padding-left:22px}.proof-grid strong{color:#fff;font-family:Charter,"Sitka Text",Cambria,"Times New Roman",serif}.proof-grid span{color:#cdd9e2}.verification-row{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2)}.verification-row a{color:#fff}
.service-card,.insight-card,.profile-callout,.credential-panel,.aside,.info-box,.stat-card,.contact-card,.form-panel,.price-card,.timeline>div,.experience-grid article,.service-answer,.fact-band>div,.author-card,.source-box,.mini-price{border-radius:2px;box-shadow:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--navy)}
.service-card:hover,.static-card:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:none;border-color:var(--line);border-top-color:var(--navy)}.card-no{display:none}
.cards{gap:18px}.section-soft{background:#f4f5f2}.section-dark{background:var(--navy)}
.cta-panel,.briefing-band{border-radius:0;background:var(--navy)}.credential-grid>div,.dark-cards>div{border-radius:2px}.sector-chips span,.fee-badge{border-radius:2px}
.timeline span,.experience-tag,.stat-card span,.insight-card>span,.contact-card dt,.pricing-table th{text-transform:none;letter-spacing:.025em}
.nav-dropdown{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}.nav-dropdown a{border-radius:0}.menu-button{border-radius:2px}
.pricing-table-wrap{border-radius:2px}.price-note,.notice,.answer-box{border-radius:2px}.answer-box{border-left:4px solid var(--navy)}
.fixed-fee-feature{border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--navy);padding:24px;margin:0 0 24px;background:#fff}.fixed-fee-feature h3{font-size:1.4rem;margin:10px 0}.fee-notes{margin-top:28px}.route-note{margin-top:22px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #d7a13b;outline-offset:3px}.skip-link:focus{outline:3px solid #d7a13b}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.01ms!important}}
@media(max-width:760px){.page-hero{background-size:22px 22px}.hero-content{padding-top:52px;padding-bottom:48px}.proof-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.proof-grid>div{padding:16px}.proof-grid>div:first-child{padding-left:16px}}


/* ==========================================================================
   HQ Law — design refresh, 28 September 2026
   HOW TO APPLY: paste this whole file at the VERY END of assets/styles.css.
   It overrides earlier rules; nothing above it needs deleting.
   No web fonts are loaded, so the site's Content-Security-Policy is unaffected.

   Design idea: the firm's distinguishing fact is an engineer who became a
   construction lawyer. The page borrows from an engineering drawing sheet —
   a faint drafting grid behind the hero and the credentials strip set as a
   drawing title block — and drops the generic "SaaS card" look (bright
   gradients, 18px rounded cards, soft shadows, lift-on-hover, all-caps labels,
   decorative 01/02/03 numbering on content that is not a sequence).
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---- Tokens -------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root{
  --ink:#1d2733;          /* body text */
  --navy:#122b45;         /* drawing navy: headings, rules, dark sections */
  --blue:#1f5f9a;         /* links and primary buttons */
  --blue2:#17476f;
  --muted:#56626e;
  --soft:#f3f5f7;         /* alternate section background */
  --paper:#f7f9fa;        /* hero sheet */
  --line:#d5dde4;
  --grid:rgba(18,43,69,.055);
  --grid-major:rgba(18,43,69,.09);
  --gold:#a8322a;         /* repurposed: single accent, used only for urgency */
  --shadow:none;
  --radius:4px;
  --serif:Charter,"Bitstream Charter","Sitka Text",Cambria,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
}

/* ---- Typography ---------------------------------------------------------- */
h1,h2,h3,
.cta-panel h2,.briefing-inner h2,
.proof-grid strong,.stat-card strong,.price{
  font-family:var(--serif);
  font-weight:600;
}
.page-hero h1{
  letter-spacing:-.015em;
  line-height:1.08;
  color:var(--navy);
  max-width:18ch;          /* keeps the hook to two or three strong lines */
}
.section-heading h2,.two-col h2,.profile-split h2,.content h2,.article-body h2{
  letter-spacing:-.01em;
}
.lead{max-width:62ch;color:#3f4d5b}
.article-body,.content{max-width:72ch}
.article-body p,.content p{line-height:1.7}

/* Sentence-case labels instead of tracked-out capitals */
.eyebrow,.eyebrow.light{
  text-transform:none;
  letter-spacing:0;
  font-size:.95rem;
  font-weight:600;
  color:var(--muted);
}
.eyebrow.light{color:#b8c9d9}
.insight-card>span,.experience-tag,.fee-badge,
.stat-card span,.contact-card dt,.pricing-table th{
  text-transform:none;
  letter-spacing:0;
}

/* Service cards are not a sequence: hide the 01/02/03 markers */
.card-no{display:none}

/* ---- Hero: drafting sheet ------------------------------------------------ */
.page-hero{
  background-color:var(--paper);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--grid-major) 1px,transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg,var(--grid-major) 1px,transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(var(--grid) 1px,transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg,var(--grid) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:120px 120px,120px 120px,24px 24px,24px 24px;
  border-bottom:1.5px solid var(--navy);
}
.page-hero:after{display:none}

/* Urgent line: one red accent, no cream chip */
.urgent-chip{
  background:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-left:3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius:2px;
  color:var(--ink);
}

/* ---- Credentials strip as a drawing title block --------------------------- */
.proof-strip{background:#fff;border-bottom:0;padding:0 0 10px}
.proof-grid{
  border:1.5px solid var(--navy);
  border-top:0;
  background:#fff;
}
.proof-grid>div{
  padding:18px 22px;
  border-right:1px solid var(--navy);
}
.proof-grid>div:first-child{padding-left:22px}
.proof-grid>div:last-child{border-right:0}
.proof-grid strong{font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--navy)}
.proof-grid span{font-size:.85rem}

/* ---- Cards, panels, buttons: crisp, flat, drawing-like -------------------- */
.service-card,.insight-card,.price-card,.profile-callout,.credential-panel,
.aside,.info-box,.stat-card,.contact-card,.form-panel,.author-card,
.timeline>div,.experience-grid article,.service-answer,.fact-band>div,
.mini-price,.source-box,.pricing-table-wrap,.qa-item{
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  box-shadow:none;
}
.service-card,.insight-card,.price-card{border-top:3px solid var(--navy)}
.service-card:hover,.insight-card:hover{
  transform:none;
  box-shadow:none;
  border-color:var(--navy);
}
.service-card:hover h3,.insight-card:hover h3{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

.btn{border-radius:3px}
.btn:hover{transform:none;box-shadow:none}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--blue2)}
.btn-secondary{border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy)}

/* Dark bands: solid navy, no gradients */
.cta-panel,.briefing-band,.article-cta{background:var(--navy);border-radius:var(--radius)}
.briefing-band{border-radius:0}
.dark-cards>div,.credential-grid>div{border-radius:var(--radius)}

.notice{border-left-color:var(--navy);background:var(--soft);color:var(--ink);border-radius:2px}
.answer-box,.price-note{border-radius:2px}

/* Initials tile shown until a real photograph is added */
.profile-portrait{background:var(--navy);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:none}
.profile-portrait span{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:600}

/* ---- Accessibility floor ------------------------------------------------- */
a:focus-visible,.btn:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible{
  outline:2px solid var(--blue);
  outline-offset:3px;
}
.section-dark a:focus-visible,.cta-panel a:focus-visible,.site-footer a:focus-visible{outline-color:#fff}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *,*:before,*:after{transition:none!important;animation:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important}
}

/* ---- Responsive title block ---------------------------------------------- */
@media(max-width:1020px){
  .proof-grid>div{border-bottom:1px solid var(--navy)}
  .proof-grid>div:nth-child(2n){border-right:0}
  .proof-grid>div:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:0}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .page-hero{background-size:96px 96px,96px 96px,16px 16px,16px 16px}
  .page-hero h1{max-width:none}
  .proof-grid>div{border-right:0;padding:14px 18px}
  .proof-grid>div:nth-last-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid var(--navy)}
  .proof-grid>div:last-child{border-bottom:0}
}

/* ---- Print: no grid ------------------------------------------------------ */
@media print{.page-hero{background-image:none!important}}