/* ---------- GLOBAL RESET & CUSTOM PROPERTIES (NEW COLOR PALETTE) ---------- */
    * {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    :root {
      /* Core palette – serious, strong, with feminine whisper */
      --jet-black: #121717;      /* deep foundation */
      --slate-onyx: #242D2D;     /* slate on onyx – muted depth */
      --soft-slate: #D1D5DE;     /* light slate for soft contrast */
      --pink-primary: #F36881;   /* bold pink – header & accents */
      --pink-light: #F9C2CE;     /* light pink touches (airy feminine) */
      --pure-white: #FFFFFF;
      --text-light: #E9ECF2;
      --border-subtle: #2A3538;
    }

    body {
      background-color: var(--jet-black);
      font-family: 'Inter', 'Segoe UI', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Roboto', sans-serif;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      line-height: 1.5;
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    /* typography – strong & elegant */
    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
      font-weight: 600;
      letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    }

    /* ---------- FIXED NAVIGATION (Jet black + pink header injection) ---------- */
    .site-nav {
      background-color: var(--jet-black);
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--slate-onyx);
      position: fixed;
      width: 100%;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 1000;
      padding: 0.9rem 0;
      backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
      transition: all 0.2s;
    }

    .nav-inner {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      max-width: 1280px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0 2rem;
    }

    /* PINK HEADER TOUCH: logo + accent line */
    .nav-logo {
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--pink-primary);
      text-decoration: none;
      letter-spacing: -0.3px;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--pink-primary) 0%, var(--pink-light) 100%);
      background-clip: text;
      -webkit-background-clip: text;
      color: transparent;
      transition: opacity 0.2s;
    }

    .nav-logo:hover {
      opacity: 0.9;
    }

    .nav-menu-list {
      display: flex;
      gap: 2.2rem;
      list-style: none;
    }

    .nav-link {
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 500;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      transition: color 0.2s, border-bottom 0.2s;
      padding-bottom: 4px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    }

    .nav-link:hover {
      color: var(--pink-primary);
      border-bottom-color: var(--pink-light);
    }

    .mobile-toggle {
      display: none;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    /* ---------- MAIN CONTAINER ---------- */
    .main-container {
      max-width: 1280px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 0;
    }

    /* ---------- HERO SECTION (dark & strong, pink feminine highlight) ---------- */
    .hero-section {
      padding: 8rem 2rem 4rem 2rem;
      text-align: center;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--slate-onyx);
      background: radial-gradient(circle at 70% 20%, rgba(243,104,129,0.05) 0%, rgba(18,23,23,0) 70%);
    }

    .hero-eyebrow {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 4px;
      color: var(--pink-light);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .hero-headline {
      font-size: 4.2rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFFFFF 70%, var(--pink-primary) 100%);
      background-clip: text;
      -webkit-background-clip: text;
      color: transparent;
    }
    .hero-headline2 {
      font-size: 3.2rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #FFFFFF 70%, var(--pink-primary) 100%);
      background-clip: text;
      -webkit-background-clip: text;
      color: transparent;
    }

    .hero-badge-group {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 1rem;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin: 2rem 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .hero-badge {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      padding: 0.5rem 1.3rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      border: 1px solid #3A4949;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .hero-badge:hover {
      border-color: var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--pink-light);
    }

    .hero-cta-btn {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--jet-black);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 0.9rem 2.5rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin-top: 0.8rem;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(243,104,129,0.2);
    }

    .hero-cta-btn:hover {
      transform: translateY(-3px);
      background-color: var(--pink-light);
      color: #0a0f0f;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(243,104,129,0.35);
    }

    /* ---------- PHILOSOPHY SECTION (slate on onyx base) ---------- */
    .philosophy-section {
      max-width: 1100px;
      margin: 3rem auto;
      padding: 0 1.8rem;
    }

    .philosophy-box {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border-left: 5px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding: 2rem 2rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    }

    .philosophy-line {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    }

    .philosophy-divider {
      height: 1px;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--pink-primary), var(--slate-onyx), transparent);
      margin: 1.5rem 0;
    }

    .philosophy-statement {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .philosophy-footer {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      color: var(--pink-light);
      letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    }

    /* cards (what i investigate) */
    .services-header{
      border-left: 5px solid var(--pink-primary);
      margin:3rem;
      padding: 1.25rem;
      width: fit-content;
      
    }
    .investigate-section {
      margin: 3rem 1.5rem;
    }

    .investigate-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 2rem;
      justify-content: center;
      margin: 2rem 0;
    }

    .investigate-card {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border: 1px solid #384646;
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 1.8rem;
      flex: 1 1 260px;
      transition: all 0.25s;
    }

    .investigate-card:hover {
      border-color: var(--pink-primary);
      transform: translateY(-6px);
      box-shadow: 0 15px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    }

    .investigate-card h3 {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .investigate-sub {
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--pink-light);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
      font-style: normal;
      border-left: 2px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding-left: 0.75rem;
    }

    .investigate-card p {
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    /* attorney & strategic chart */
    .attorney-section {
      margin: 3rem 1.5rem;
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border-radius: 28px;
      padding: 2rem;
      border: 1px solid #3E4D4D;
    }

    .attorney-section h2 {
      color: var(--pure-white);
      font-size: 2rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .section-intro {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
      color: var(--pink-light);
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .attorney-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 1.8rem;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-bottom: 2rem;
    }

    .attorney-card {
      background-color: var(--jet-black);
      border: 1px solid #2e3c3c;
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 1.5rem;
      flex: 1 1 260px;
    }

    .attorney-card h3 {
      color: whitesmoke;
      font-size: 1.3rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--pink-light);
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .attorney-care, .attorney-risk {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .attorney-message {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: var(--pink-light);
      margin-top: 0.7rem;
      padding-top: 0.7rem;
      border-top: 1px dashed #3a4a4a;
    }

    .universal-statement {
      background-color: var(--jet-black);
      border-left: 4px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding: 1.5rem;
      border-radius: 16px;
      margin-top: 1.5rem;
    }


    /* ---------- DEDICATED AUDIENCE SECTIONS (full width, stacked) ---------- */
        .audience-section {
          background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
          border-radius: 28px;
          padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
          margin-top: 3rem;
          border: 1px solid #3E4D4D;
        }

        .audience-section:last-of-type {
            border-bottom: none;
        }

        .audience-headline {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            color: #FFFFFF;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .audience-text {
            color: var(--pink-light);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            font-size: 1rem;
           
            text-align: center;
        }

        .audience-list {
          background-color: var(--jet-black);
          border: 1px solid #2e3c3c;
          border-radius: 20px;
          /* padding: 1.5rem; */
          /* flex: 1 1 260px; */
          list-style: none;
          padding: 1.5rem;
          margin: 1.5rem 0;
        }

        .audience-list li {
            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
            padding-left: 1.5rem;
            position: relative;
            color: #D1D5DE;
        }

        .audience-list li::before {
            content: "▹";
            color: #F36881;
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
        }

        .audience-cta {
            margin-top: 1.5rem;
        }

        .btn-audience {
            display: inline-block;
            background-color: #F36881;
            color: #121717;
            padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
            border-radius: 30px;
            text-decoration: none;
            font-weight: 600;
            transition: background 0.2s;
            border: none;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .btn-audience:hover {
            background-color: #F9C2CE;
            color: #121717;
        }
    /* pricing (serious & elegant) */
    .services-header {
      text-align: center;
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin: 3rem 0 1rem;
    }

    .pricing-grid {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 2rem;
      justify-content: center;
      margin: 2rem 1rem;
    }

    .price-card {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border: 1px solid #3f4e4e;
      border-radius: 28px;
      padding: 1.8rem;
      flex: 1 1 280px;
      transition: transform 0.2s, border-color 0.2s;
    }

    .price-card:hover {
      border-color: var(--pink-primary);
      transform: translateY(-4px);
    }

    .price-tier {
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 700;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    }

    .price-amount {
      font-size: 2rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: var(--pink-primary);
      margin: 0.5rem 0;
    }

    .price-desc {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--pink-primary);
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .price-feature-list {
      list-style: none;
      margin: 1.2rem 0;
    }

    .price-feature-list li {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      padding-left: 1.4rem;
      position: relative;
    }

    .price-feature-list li::before {
      content: "✦";
      color: var(--pink-primary);
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
    }

    .testimony-note {
      margin-top: 0.8rem;
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      text-align: center;
      background: var(--jet-black);
      padding: 0.5rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      color: var(--pink-light);
    }
    #nonprofits{
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border-left: 5px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding: 2rem 2rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
    }
    /* case studies & pro bono */
    .section {
      padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
      
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--slate-onyx);
    }
    #contact{
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      border-right: 5px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding: 2rem 2rem;
      border-radius: 20px;
      backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
      
    }
    .lead{
      color:#D1D5DE;
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .section h2 {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      margin-bottom: 1rem;
    }

    .case-study-card, .gap-col, .value-callout {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      padding: 1.6rem;
      border-radius: 24px;
      margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
      border: 1px solid #3f4d4d;
    }
    .case-study-card h3{
      margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    }
    .email-display{
     display: inline-block;
     background-color: #121717;
     border: 1px solid #F36881; color: #F9C2CE; padding: .5rem 1rem; border-radius: 4px; margin: 1.5rem 0;
    }
    .btn {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--jet-black);
      padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-top: 1rem;
      transition: all 0.2s;
    }

    .btn-outline {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--pink-light);
    }

    .btn-outline:hover {
      background: var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--jet-black);
    }

    /* contact & modal (feminine pink touches) */
    .contact-section {
      margin-top: 2rem;
    }

    .template-buttons {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 1rem;
      margin: 1.5rem 0;
    }

    .template-btn {
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      border: 1px solid var(--pink-primary);
      padding: 0.6rem 1.3rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: 0.2s;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .template-btn:hover {
      background-color: var(--pink-primary);
      color: #121212;
    }

    .custom-modal {
      display: none;
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background-color: rgba(18, 23, 23, 0.96);
      backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
      z-index: 2000;
      padding: 2rem;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .modal-inner {
      max-width: 580px;
      background-color: var(--slate-onyx);
      padding: 2rem;
      border-radius: 32px;
      border: 1px solid var(--pink-primary);
      box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    }

    .modal-close-btn {
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid var(--pink-light);
      color: var(--pink-light);
      padding: 0.4rem 1rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .modal-pre {
      background-color: var(--jet-black);
      padding: 1rem;
      border-radius: 16px;
      font-family: monospace;
      white-space: pre-wrap;
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      margin: 1rem 0;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      border-left: 3px solid var(--pink-primary);
    }

    footer {
      text-align: center;
      padding: 2rem;    
      
      color: var(--soft-slate);
      font-size: 0.8rem;
    }
    #copyTemplateBtn{
      width:100%;
      color: var(--pure-white);
      border-color:  var(--pink-primary);
      border-radius: 10px;
      background-color: rgb(18, 17, 17);
      margin-top:0;
      padding: 1rem 0rem;
    }
    .copyrights{
      margin-top: 1rem;
      color:#D1D5DE;
    }
    /* responsiveness */
    @media (max-width: 900px) {
    .nav-menu-list {
        display: none;
        position: absolute;
        top: 100%;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        background-color: #121717;
        flex-direction: column;
        padding: 1rem;
        gap: 1rem;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #2A3538;
    }
    .nav-menu-list.active-nav {
        display: flex;   /* This line is critical — you were missing it */
    }
    .mobile-toggle {
        display: block;
    }
  }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .nav-menu-list {
        display: none;
        flex-direction: column;
        background: var(--jet-black);
        position: absolute;
        top: 70px;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 1.5rem;
        gap: 1.2rem;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--slate-onyx);
      }
      .nav-menu-list.active {
        display: flex;
      }
      .mobile-toggle {
        display: block;
      }
      .hero-headline {
        font-size: 2.6rem;
      }
      .philosophy-statement {
        font-size: 1.3rem;
      }
    }
     @media (max-width: 414px){
      .nav-logo {
      font-size: .75rem;
      }
      .mobile-toggle{
        font-size: 1rem;
      }
      .hero-eyebrow{
        font-size: 0.5rem;
      }
       .hero-headline{
        font-size: 2rem;
        font-weight: 900;
       }
      .hero-badge-group {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: .75rem;      
      margin: 1.5rem  .25rem;      
    } 
     .hero-cta-btn {
      display: inline-block;
      background-color: var(--pink-primary);
      color: var(--jet-black);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-weight: 700;
      padding: 0.9rem 1.5rem;
      border-radius: 40px;
      transition: all 0.25s ease;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      margin-top: 1.8rem;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(243,104,129,0.2);
    }
    .email-display{
      font-size: .75rem;
      margin-top: .2rem;
    }
    .template-buttons{
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
    }
    .nav-link{
      font-size: .75rem;
    }
    .copyrights{
      font-size: .65rem;
      margin-top: 1rem;
      color:#4e4f51;
    }
     }