/* riversideinjury.com — one stylesheet, self-hosted fonts, mobile-first.
   Type: Archivo (display) · Source Sans 3 (body) · Roboto Mono (labels).
   Brand: navy #0A1F3C · red #C8102E · warm paper greys. */

@font-face { font-family: "Archivo"; src: url("/fonts/archivo-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 100 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Source Sans 3"; src: url("/fonts/source-sans-3-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 200 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Roboto Mono"; src: url("/fonts/roboto-mono-latin.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 100 700; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }

:root {
  --display: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --body: "Source Sans 3", "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --mono: "Roboto Mono", ui-monospace, Consolas, monospace;

  /* Diefer Law Group brand palette, mirrored from dieferlaw.com's theme (2026-09-17).
     brand-midnight-blue #01203B · brand-blue #004B7B · brand-gold #FFCE00 ·
     brand-deep-gold #E0B914 · brand-charcoal #3B3F44 · brand-slate #455A6F ·
     brand-gray #6D6D6D · brand-light-blue #B2C6D4 · brand-paler-blue #CAE8FF ·
     brand-soft-blue #F2F8FC. Only --paper-2 is derived (a soft-blue hover tint). */
  --navy-deep: #01203b;
  --navy: #004b7b;
  --navy-mid: #004b7b;
  --gold: #ffce00;
  --gold-deep: #e0b914;
  --paper: #f2f8fc;
  --paper-2: #e3eef6;
  --line: #b2c6d4;
  --ink: #3b3f44;
  --ink-2: #455a6f;
  --ink-3: #6d6d6d;
  --on-navy: #ffffff;
  --on-navy-2: #cae8ff;
  --focus: #004b7b;
  --rad: 2px;
  --max: 1180px;
  --gut: 24px;
  --read: 68ch;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) { :root { --gut: 18px; } }

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
/* Header height: brand row + toggle/menu row below 900px (about 125px), bar + 43px case row from 900px.
   The hero form, the sticky sidebar and anchor scrolling all key off this value. */
:root { --hdr: 129px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { :root { --hdr: 121px; } }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--hdr) + 15px); }
body {
  margin: 0; background: #fff; color: var(--ink);
  font: 17.5px/1.62 var(--body);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--navy-mid); text-underline-offset: 2px; }
a:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--focus); outline-offset: 2px; }
.hero :focus-visible, .page-hero :focus-visible, .section.dark :focus-visible,
.statband :focus-visible, .site-footer :focus-visible, .aside .card :focus-visible,
.mbar :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--gold); }

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.06; color: var(--navy-deep); margin: 0; text-wrap: balance;
}
h2, h3 { color: var(--navy); }   /* section headings in brand blue, as on dieferlaw.com */
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.4vw, 3.3rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.3vw, 2.1rem); margin: 1.7em 0 .5em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.16rem; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin: 1.5em 0 .4em; }
.prose > h2:first-child, .card h2, .card h3, .steps h3 { margin-top: 0; }
p, ul, ol, table, figure { margin: 0 0 1em; }
.lead { font-size: 1.12rem; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 60ch; }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gut); }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 0; background: #fff; padding: 8px 12px; z-index: 100; }
.skip:focus { left: 8px; }

/* Small mono label above a heading */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy-mid); margin: 0 0 16px;
  display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 7px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--navy);
}
.eyebrow.on-dark { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ header */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; min-height: 74px; }
.brand { color: var(--navy-deep); text-decoration: none; display: block; margin-right: auto; }
.brand strong {
  display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.24rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.1;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold); padding-bottom: 3px;
}
.brand strong, .brand small { white-space: nowrap; }
.brand small { display: block; margin-top: 5px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--ink-3); }
@media (max-width: 480px) { .brand small { white-space: normal; } }
.brand:hover strong { color: var(--navy-mid); }

.nav-desktop { display: none; }
.nav-desktop ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 2px; }
.nav-desktop a {
  display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; padding: 9px 10px;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent; white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-desktop a:hover { color: var(--navy-mid); border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
.nav-desktop a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--navy); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
@media (min-width: 1120px) { .nav-desktop { display: block; } }

/* Language toggle. Never shrinks (it used to be squeezed until "Español" was cut off).
   The page's own language is the quiet, filled state; the other language is a bold link. */
.lang { display: flex; flex: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad); overflow: hidden;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; background: #fff; }
.lang a, .lang span { padding: 7px 10px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; }
.lang [aria-current="true"] { background: var(--paper-2); color: var(--ink-3); }
.lang a { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--gold);
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.lang a:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); }

/* Second header row (as on evolvelaw.ai): case types on the left, language toggle on the right. */
.subbar { display: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); }
.subbar-in { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; height: 42px; }
.sub-label { margin: 0; flex: none; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy); border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); padding-left: 9px; line-height: 1.2; }
.sub-links { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 20px; min-width: 0; }
.sub-links a { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-2);
  text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; padding: 11px 0 9px; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; }
.sub-links a:hover { color: var(--navy-mid); border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
.sub-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--navy); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.lang-sub { margin-left: auto; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .subbar { display: block; } .lang-top { display: none; } }
/* Narrower desktops keep the case row for the toggle only (the burger menu carries the case links). */
@media (min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1119px) { .sub-links, .sub-label { display: none; } }

.call {
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: .05em;
  text-transform: uppercase; padding: 13px 18px; border-radius: var(--rad); white-space: nowrap;
}
.call:hover { background: var(--gold-deep); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.call .num { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 1280px) { .call .num { display: inline; } }

.nav { position: relative; }
.nav summary {
  list-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--navy-deep);
  padding: 11px 13px; border: 2px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad);
}
.nav summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.burger { width: 16px; height: 2px; background: var(--navy-deep); position: relative; display: inline-block; }
.burger::before, .burger::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; width: 16px; height: 2px; background: var(--navy-deep); }
.burger::before { top: -5px; } .burger::after { top: 5px; }
.nav[open] summary { background: var(--paper); }
.nav ul {
  position: absolute; right: 0; top: calc(100% + 10px); min-width: 250px; list-style: none; margin: 0;
  padding: 6px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(1,32,59,.2); z-index: 60;
}
.nav li a { display: block; padding: 11px 13px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14.5px; }
.nav li a:hover { background: var(--paper); color: var(--navy-mid); }
@media (min-width: 1120px) { .nav { display: none; } }
/* Below 900px the wordmark takes its own row so the Spanish header still fits. */
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .bar { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; }
  .brand { flex: 1 1 100%; margin-right: 0; }
  .lang { margin-right: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .brand strong { font-size: 1.1rem; }
  .site-header .call { display: none; }   /* the fixed bar at the bottom carries the call button */
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 14.5px;
  letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  padding: 15px 26px; border: 3px solid transparent; border-radius: var(--rad); cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .15s, color .15s, border-color .15s;
}
.btn-red, .btn { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; border-color: var(--navy); }
.btn-red:hover, .btn:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
/* Gold: the one loud button, used for "call" on dark backgrounds and in the header. */
.btn-gold, .hero .btn-red, .section.dark .btn-red, .aside .card .btn-red {
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--gold); }
.btn-gold:hover, .hero .btn-red:hover, .section.dark .btn-red:hover, .aside .card .btn-red:hover {
  background: var(--gold-deep); border-color: var(--gold-deep); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: #fff; }
.btn-outline { background: transparent; color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); }
.btn-outline:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
.btn.alt { background: #fff; color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); }
.btn.alt:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
.cta-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin: 22px 0 0; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ hero (home) */
.hero { position: relative; background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; overflow: hidden;
  background-image: radial-gradient(1200px 620px at 18% 95%, rgba(0,75,123,.9), transparent 68%); }
.hero-sub { font-size: 1.22rem; line-height: 1.5; color: #eaf2fa; margin: 18px 0 0; }
/* Exactly two lines: one per sentence (each span is its own line and never wraps on wider screens). */
.hero-sub span { display: block; }
@media (min-width: 480px) { .hero-sub span { white-space: nowrap; } }
@media (max-width: 479px) { .hero-sub { font-size: 1.02rem; } }
/* The partners stand on the navy panel, cut out of the shoot frame. */
.hero-photo { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .hero-photo { display: block; margin: 22px 0 0; }
  /* The cut-out figures fade into the navy instead of being sliced by the band below. */
  .hero-photo img { width: 100%; max-width: 540px; height: auto;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 72%, transparent 97%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 72%, transparent 97%); }
}
.hero h1 { color: #fff; }
.hero h1 em { font-style: normal; color: #fff; box-shadow: inset 0 -.16em 0 var(--gold); }
.hero-grid { display: grid; gap: 8px; padding-top: 40px; }
.hero-copy { max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 34px; }
.hero .answer {
  background: none; border: 0; border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); color: var(--on-navy-2);
  font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.55; padding: 2px 0 2px 18px; margin: 22px 0 0; max-width: 58ch;
}
.hero .answer a { color: #fff; }
.hero-grid { padding-bottom: 34px; }
.hero-copy { padding-bottom: 26px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.02fr 440px; align-items: start; gap: 46px; padding-top: 52px; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .hero-copy { padding-bottom: 0; }
}

/* Intake form, above the fold. Compact spacing (2026-09-18: 20% shorter than the first version).
   "form.contact.form-hero" outranks the general "form.contact ..." rules below. */
.form-hero { background: #fff; border: 0; border-top: 5px solid var(--gold); padding: 18px 20px 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(1,32,59,.35); color: var(--ink); }
.form-head { margin: 0 0 2px; }
.form-head strong { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.32rem;
  letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--navy-deep); }
.form-head span { display: block; font-size: .95rem; color: var(--ink-2); margin-top: 3px; line-height: 1.4; }
form.contact.form-hero label { margin: 10px 0 3px; font-size: .9rem; }
form.contact.form-hero input, form.contact.form-hero textarea { padding: 8px 12px; line-height: 1.35; }
form.contact.form-hero textarea { min-height: 0; height: 78px; }
form.contact.form-hero .check { margin-top: 10px; font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.4; }
form.contact.form-hero .check input { margin-top: 3px; }
.form-hero p { margin: 0; }
.form-hero .btn { width: 100%; margin-top: 12px; }
.form-small { font-size: .76rem; color: var(--ink-3); margin: 8px 0 0; line-height: 1.4; }
.hero .form-hero a { color: var(--navy); }
/* Desktop: the form column spans the visible area under the sticky header (--hdr) and centers the
   form in it, so the whole form sits above the fold, vertically centered. */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .hero-form { margin-top: -52px; min-height: calc(100vh - var(--hdr)); padding: 14px 0;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
}
/* Short laptop screens (1366x768): drop the column padding so the 649px form fits the 650px under the header. */
@media (min-width: 900px) and (max-height: 800px) { .hero-form { padding: 0; } }

/* "As Seen On" strip under the hero: the firm's media appearances, plus two facts a caller wants. */
.seenon { background: var(--navy); border-top: 4px solid var(--gold); }
.seenon .wrap { padding-top: 26px; padding-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; }
.seen-label { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.logos { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 22px 38px; }
.logos img { max-height: 40px; max-width: 116px; width: auto; height: auto; opacity: .95; }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .logos { gap: 18px 26px; } .logos img { max-height: 30px; max-width: 86px; } }
.keeps { list-style: none; margin: 22px 0 0; padding: 20px 0 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center; gap: 10px 46px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.keeps .n { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.12rem; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: #fff; }
.keeps .k { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--on-navy-2); margin-left: 9px; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ sections */
.section { padding: 62px 0; }
.section.alt { background: var(--paper); }
.section.dark { background: var(--navy-deep); color: var(--on-navy-2); }
.section.dark h2, .section.dark h3 { color: #fff; }
.section.dark .lead { color: var(--on-navy-2); }
.section h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.split { display: grid; gap: 34px; align-items: start; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: 54px; } }
.figure { margin: 0; }
.figure img { width: 100%; }
.figure figcaption { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--ink-3);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--navy); padding: 6px 0 6px 12px; margin-top: 12px; }

.steps { list-style: none; margin: 26px 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 26px; }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 30px 44px; } }
@media (min-width: 1000px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 26px; } }
.steps li { border-top: 3px solid var(--navy); padding-top: 14px; }
.steps p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); }
.step-n { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 8px !important; }
.steps h3 { margin-bottom: 6px; }

.linklist { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.linklist li + li { margin-top: 2px; }
.linklist a { display: block; padding: 15px 0; color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.linklist li:last-child a { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.linklist strong { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 1.02rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.linklist span { display: block; font-size: .93rem; color: var(--on-navy-2); margin-top: 3px; }
.linklist a:hover { color: #fff; background: rgba(255,255,255,.06); padding-left: 10px; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ page header band */
.page-hero { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; padding: 22px 0 40px;
  background-image: radial-gradient(900px 420px at 85% 0%, rgba(20,58,102,.8), transparent 70%); }
.page-hero h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 22ch; }
.page-hero .answer {
  background: none; border: 0; border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); color: var(--on-navy-2);
  font-size: 1.08rem; padding: 2px 0 2px 18px; margin: 22px 0 0; max-width: 62ch; border-radius: 0;
}
.page-hero .answer a { color: #fff; }
.page-hero .meta-line { color: var(--on-navy-2); margin: 14px 0 0; }
.page-hero .meta-line a { color: #fff; }
.crumbs { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--on-navy-2); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.crumbs ol { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 5px; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--on-navy-2); }
.crumbs a:hover { color: #fff; }
.crumbs li + li::before { content: "/"; margin-right: 5px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.4); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ content */
.page { padding: 46px 0 56px; }
.prose { max-width: var(--read); }
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.15em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: .4em; }
.meta-line { color: var(--ink-3); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .04em; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.answer {
  background: var(--paper); border-left: 3px solid var(--navy); padding: 16px 18px;
  font-size: 1.06rem; margin: 12px 0 22px;
}
.cols { display: grid; gap: 34px; }
@media (min-width: 1000px) { .cols { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px; gap: 52px; } }
.cols > *, .hero-grid > *, .person > *, .split > * { min-width: 0; }
.aside { position: relative; }
@media (min-width: 1000px) { .aside .sticky { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--hdr) + 19px); } }

.card { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--navy); padding: 20px; }
.aside .card { background: var(--navy-deep); border: 0; border-top: 4px solid var(--gold); color: var(--on-navy-2); }
.aside .card h2 { color: #fff; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.aside .card a:not(.btn) { color: #fff; }
.aside .card .btn { display: block; text-align: center; }
.grid-cards { display: grid; gap: 16px; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(238px, 1fr));
  margin: 26px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.grid-cards a.card { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-2); height: 100%; font-size: .98rem; }
.grid-cards a.card:hover { border-top-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(1,32,59,.12); }
.grid-cards strong {
  display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.1rem;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--navy-deep); margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.grid-cards a.card:hover strong { color: var(--navy-deep); }
section > .grid-cards { margin-bottom: 30px; }
@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .grid-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .cols .grid-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }   /* narrower article column */
}

.facts { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .96rem; }
.facts th, .facts td { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 10px 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
.facts th { background: var(--paper); width: 34%; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-2); font-weight: 500; }
.facts td { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.table-scroll { overflow-x: auto; margin-bottom: 1em; }
.src { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--ink-3); }
.src a { color: var(--ink-3); }
blockquote { margin: 0 0 1em; padding: 4px 0 4px 18px; border-left: 3px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 1.02rem; }
.sources { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 16px; }
.sources h2 { font-size: 1.05rem; }
.sources ol { padding-left: 1.2em; }
.faq details { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--navy); padding: 13px 16px; margin: 0 0 10px; background: #fff; }
.faq summary { cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
.faq details[open] summary { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.notice { background: #fff8e6; border: 1px solid #f0d58c; border-left: 3px solid #d9a521; padding: 14px 16px; font-size: .95rem; }

.person { display: grid; gap: 24px; align-items: start; }
@media (min-width: 720px) { .person { grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr; gap: 38px; } }
.person img { background: var(--paper); border-bottom: 4px solid var(--gold); }
.team { display: grid; gap: 24px 18px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 26px 0 30px; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .team { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; } }
.team a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-2); display: block; }
.team img { background: var(--paper); aspect-ratio: 3/4; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 12%;
  width: 100%; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--line); }
.team a:hover img { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.team strong { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.08rem;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--navy-deep); margin-top: 12px; }
.team span { display: block; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); margin-top: 5px; line-height: 1.5; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ form */
form.contact label { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem; margin: 16px 0 5px; }
form.contact input, form.contact textarea, form.contact select {
  width: 100%; padding: 12px 13px; border: 1px solid #aab4be; border-radius: var(--rad); font: inherit; background: #fff;
}
form.contact input:focus, form.contact textarea:focus, form.contact select:focus { border-color: var(--navy-mid); }
form.contact textarea { min-height: 130px; }
form.contact .check { display: flex; gap: 9px; align-items: flex-start; font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 400; font-size: .9rem; }
form.contact .check input { width: auto; margin-top: 5px; }
.form-status { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -5000px; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ call to action band */
.cta-band { background: var(--paper); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); padding: 40px 0; }
.cta-band .wrap { display: grid; gap: 20px; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .cta-band .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 40px; } }
.cta-band h2 { margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.8rem); }
.cta-band p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 56ch; }
.cta-band .cta-row { margin: 0; }
.cta-band .btn-ghost { color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); }
.cta-band .btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--navy-deep); color: var(--on-navy-2); font-size: .95rem; padding: 50px 0 96px; }
.site-footer a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.site-footer .fgrid { display: grid; gap: 30px; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .site-footer .fgrid { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 44px; } .site-footer { padding-bottom: 44px; } }
.fbrand { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.2rem; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--gold); display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 3px; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.faddr { line-height: 1.7; }
.fphone { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.1rem; }
.site-footer h2 { color: #fff; font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 500; font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.site-footer ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.site-footer li { margin: 7px 0; }
.legal { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 16px;
  font-size: .84rem; color: #9fb0c8; }

/* Mobile call bar */
.mbar { position: fixed; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 40; display: flex;
  background: var(--navy-deep); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.mbar a { flex: 1; text-align: center; padding: 14px 6px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.mbar a.primary { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .mbar { display: none; } }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { * { transition: none !important; } }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ crash explorer (static/js/crash-explorer.js) */
.cx { margin: 8px 0 44px; }
.cx-controls { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 14px; align-items: flex-end; }
.cx-controls label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.cx select { font: inherit; font-family: var(--body); font-weight: 400; font-size: .95rem; padding: 8px 10px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad); background: #fff; color: var(--ink); min-width: 120px; }
.cx-seg { display: inline-flex; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad); overflow: hidden; }
.cx-seg button, .cx-chips button, .cx-reset, .cx-active button {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: .85rem; padding: 9px 12px; border: 0; background: #fff; color: var(--navy); cursor: pointer; }
.cx-seg button + button { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cx-seg button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
.cx-reset { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad); margin-left: auto; }
.cx-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; align-items: center; margin: 14px 0 0; }
.cx-chips span { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--ink-2); margin-right: 2px; }
.cx-chips button { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 12px; }
.cx-chips button[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
.cx-chips button[aria-pressed="true"]::before { content: "✓ "; color: var(--gold); }
.cx-active { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.cx-active button { border: 1px solid var(--gold); background: #fffbe6; border-radius: 999px; padding: 4px 10px; margin-left: 4px; }
.cx-sr { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); }
.cx-kpis { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; margin: 20px 0; }
@media (min-width: 800px) { .cx-kpis { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
.cx-kpi { background: var(--paper); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); padding: 14px 16px; }
.cx-kpi strong { display: block; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.9rem; color: var(--navy-deep); line-height: 1.1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.cx-kpi span { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.cx-grid { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .cx-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } .cx-wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; } }
.cx-card { margin: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--rad); padding: 16px 16px 12px; background: #fff; min-width: 0; }
.cx-card figcaption { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy-deep); font-size: 1rem; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.cx-plot svg { display: block; overflow: visible; }
.cx-axis { font: 11px var(--body); fill: var(--ink-3); color: var(--ink-3); }
.cx-small { font-size: 10px; }
.cx-gridline { stroke: #e3eaf0; stroke-width: 1; }
.cx-bar { fill: #004b7b; }
.cx-bar.cx-partial { fill: #6a9ec8; }
.cx-bar.cx-dim { fill: #c9d7e2; }
.cx-hit { fill: transparent; cursor: default; }
.cx-hit:hover + text, .cx-bar:hover { fill: #01203b; }
.cx-gap { fill: #f2f5f8; stroke: #c9d7e2; stroke-dasharray: 4 3; }
.cx-hgrid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 34px repeat(24, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 2px; align-items: center; }
.cx-hgrid i { display: block; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 2px; min-height: 10px; }
.cx-hgrid i:hover { outline: 2px solid var(--navy-deep); outline-offset: 0; }
.cx-hgrid .cx-axis { font-size: 10px; text-align: left; white-space: nowrap; overflow: visible; }
.cx-dayl { font-size: 11px !important; }
.cx-bars { display: grid; gap: 4px; }
.cx-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 44%) minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 10px; align-items: center; width: 100%;
  border: 0; background: none; padding: 5px 4px; text-align: left; font: inherit; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer; border-radius: var(--rad); }
.cx-row:hover { background: var(--paper); }
.cx-row.cx-sel { background: #fffbe6; box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--gold); }
.cx-lab { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
.cx-lab small { color: var(--ink-3); white-space: nowrap; }
.cx-track { height: 12px; background: #eef3f7; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; overflow: hidden; }
.cx-fill { display: block; height: 100%; background: #004b7b; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; }
.cx-row.cx-sel .cx-fill, .cx-row:hover .cx-fill { background: #01203b; }
.cx-val { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: .85rem; min-width: 3.5em; text-align: right; }
.cx-regions { margin: 0 0 10px; }
.cx-mapwrap { width: 100%; }
.cx-mapwrap canvas { display: block; border-radius: var(--rad); }
.cx-legend { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 3px; margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-2); }
.cx-legend i { width: 22px; height: 10px; display: inline-block; border-radius: 2px; }
.cx-legend span { margin: 0 6px; }
.cx-note { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--ink-3); margin: 8px 0 0; }
.cx-tablewrap { margin: 16px 0 0; }
.cx-tablewrap summary { cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); }
.cx-tablewrap .table-scroll { margin-top: 12px; }
.cx-status { margin: 16px 0 0; color: var(--ink-2); }
.cx-tip { position: fixed; z-index: 80; pointer-events: none; background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; font-size: .85rem;
  line-height: 1.45; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: var(--rad); box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(1,32,59,.25); max-width: 260px; }
.cx-tip b { color: var(--gold); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ print (the crash checklist and any guide page) */
@media print {
  .site-header, .site-footer, .mbar, .aside, .cta-band, .crumbs, .skip, .cx-controls, .cx-chips, .cx-regions { display: none !important; }
  body { font-size: 11pt; color: #000; }
  .cols { display: block; }
  a { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; }
  .page-hero { background: none !important; color: #000 !important; padding: 0 0 8pt; }
  .page-hero h1, .page-hero .answer, .page-hero .answer a { color: #000 !important; }
  details { display: block; }
  h2, h3 { break-after: avoid; }
  li, tr { break-inside: avoid; }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ header "pop" (2026-09-18) */
.site-header { border-top: 4px solid var(--gold); }
.nav-desktop a { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy-deep); padding: 9px 8px; }
.nav-desktop a:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.nav-desktop a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--navy-deep); border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.subbar { background: var(--navy-deep); border-top: 0; }
.sub-label { color: var(--gold); border-left-color: var(--gold); }
.sub-links a { color: #eaf2fa; font-weight: 600; }
.sub-links a:hover { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.sub-links a[aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.subbar .lang { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); background: transparent; }
.subbar .lang [aria-current="true"] { background: rgba(255,255,255,.12); color: #b9cbd9; }
.subbar .lang a { color: #fff; }
.subbar .lang a:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); text-decoration-color: var(--navy-deep); }
.subbar :focus-visible { outline-color: var(--gold); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ home hero v2 (2026-09-18)
   Photo of both partners on the left (faces kept clear), headline over the darker lower part, form on the right.
   From 1100px the photo sits behind the headline; below that it is a band above the headline and form. */
.hero-v2 { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--navy-deep); background-image: none; }
.hero-bg { position: relative; width: 100%; height: clamp(260px, 56vw, 470px); }
.hero-bg { overflow: hidden; }
.hero-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 0 12%;
  transform: scale(1.12); transform-origin: 0 30%; }   /* trims the studio light at the photo's right edge on narrow screens */
.hero-bg::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(1,32,59,0) 55%, #01203b 100%); }
.hero-v2 .hero-grid { position: relative; z-index: 2; gap: 28px; padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
.hero-v2 .hero-copy { max-width: none; padding-bottom: 0; container-type: inline-size; }
.hero-v2 .hero-form { margin-top: 0; min-height: 0; padding: 0; display: block; }
/* One line, never wraps: the size shrinks with the column (English ~29.2 and Spanish ~35.9 font-sizes wide). */
.hero-v2 .hero-sub { white-space: nowrap; max-width: none; font-size: min(1.22rem, calc(100cqi / 30)); }
:lang(es) .hero-v2 .hero-sub { font-size: min(1.22rem, calc(100cqi / 37)); }
.hero-v2 .form-hero { box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.35); }
@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-bg { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; width: min(74%, 1120px); height: auto; }
  .hero-bg img { object-position: 0 26%; transform: none; }
  .hero-bg::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(1,32,59,.18) 0%, rgba(1,32,59,.28) 38%, rgba(1,32,59,.82) 60%, rgba(1,32,59,.94) 100%),
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(1,32,59,0) 55%, #01203b 100%); }
  .hero-v2 .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 400px; align-items: stretch;
    min-height: calc(100vh - var(--hdr)); box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 36px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
  .hero-v2 .hero-copy { align-self: end; padding-bottom: 12px; }
  .hero-v2 .hero-form { align-self: center; }
}
@media (min-width: 1100px) and (max-height: 820px) {
  .hero-v2 .hero-grid { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
  .hero-v2 .cta-row { display: none; }          /* the header's call button stays visible */
  .hero-v2 .hero-copy { padding-bottom: 28px; }
}
@media (min-width: 900px) and (max-width: 1099px) {
  .hero-v2 .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 400px; align-items: start; padding-top: 8px; }
}

/* The home hero's subtext is one line (the older .hero-sub span rules made each sentence its own line). */
.hero-v2 .hero-sub span { display: inline; }
/* Phones: the subtext breaks after the question, at a readable size (one line everywhere else). */
@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .hero-v2 .hero-sub, :lang(es) .hero-v2 .hero-sub { white-space: normal; font-size: 1.02rem; }
  .hero-v2 .hero-sub span { display: block; }
}

/* Header brand: the name links home; the parent-firm name in the line below links to dieferlaw.com (nofollow). */
.brand .brand-name { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; display: block; }
.brand small a, .site-footer .fgrid p a[rel~="nofollow"] { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: rgba(69, 90, 111, .45); text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.brand small a:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }

/* City pages: in-page call-to-action between the claims and courts sections */
.city-cta { background: var(--paper); border-left: 4px solid var(--gold); padding: 18px 20px; margin: 32px 0; }
.city-cta h2 { margin-top: 0; }
.city-cta .cta-row { margin: 12px 0 0; align-items: center; }