:root {
  --primary: #1a1a1a;
  --secondary: #ffffff;
  --accent: #c6a961;
  --accent-dark: #a88a4d;
  --navy: #0b2a4d;
  --black: #000000;
  --light-gray: #f8f9fa;
  --mid-gray: #e9ecef;
  --dark-gray: #6c757d;
  --transition: all 0.3s ease;
  --shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  --border-radius: 8px;
}

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", "Georgia", serif;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--primary);
  background-color: var(--secondary);
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
.nav-links a,
.btn,
.btn-submit {
  font-family: "Montserrat", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

/* ========== HEADER & NAVIGATION ========== */
header {
  background-color: transparent;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  padding: 1.2rem 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

header.scrolled {
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--mid-gray);
  padding: 0.6rem 0 !important;
}

nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
}

.logo {
  width: 150px;
  height: 80px;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

header.scrolled .logo {
  width: 130px;
  height: 65px;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  list-style: none;
  margin-left: auto;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.nav-links li a {
  color: var(--secondary);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
  transition: var(--transition);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  position: relative;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  font-weight: 500;
}

header.scrolled .nav-links li a {
  color: var(--navy);
  text-shadow: none;
}

.nav-links li a:hover,
.nav-links li a:focus {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-links li a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: var(--accent);
  transition: var(--transition);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.nav-links li a:hover::after {
  width: 70%;
}

.hamburger {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.hamburger div {
  width: 25px;
  height: 3px;
  background-color: var(--secondary);
  margin: 3px;
  transition: var(--transition);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

header.scrolled .hamburger div {
  background-color: var(--navy);
  box-shadow: none;
}

/* ========== HERO SECTION ========== */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 20px;
  color: white;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      rgba(11, 42, 77, 0.85) 0%,
      rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.75) 100%
    ),
    url("https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1589829545856-d10d557cf95f?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1920&q=80")
      no-repeat center center;
  background-size: cover;
  background-attachment: fixed;
  z-index: -1;
}

.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    45deg,
    rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.1) 0%,
    transparent 50%,
    rgba(11, 42, 77, 0.1) 100%
  );
  z-index: -1;
  animation: gradientShift 15s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes gradientShift {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.3;
  }
  50% {
    opacity: 0.6;
  }
}

.hero-content {
  max-width: 900px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 3.5rem 3rem;
  /*backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(180%);*/
  /*background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);*/
  /*border-radius: 20px;*/
  /*box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),*/
  /*  0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset;*/
  /*border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);*/
  animation: fadeInUp 1s ease-out;
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

.hero-content .tagline {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1.8rem;
  opacity: 0.95;
  animation: fadeIn 1.2s ease-out 0.3s both;
}

@keyframes fadeIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  to {
    opacity: 0.95;
  }
}

.hero-content h1 {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  font-size: 3.2rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
  color: white;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  animation: fadeIn 1.4s ease-out 0.5s both;
}

.hero-content p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  max-width: 750px;
  margin: 0 auto 2.5rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  font-weight: 400;
  text-align: center;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
  animation: fadeIn 1.6s ease-out 0.7s both;
}

.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  background-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--primary);
  padding: 1.1rem 2.8rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 50px;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  border: 2px solid var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.4);
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  animation: fadeIn 1.8s ease-out 0.9s both;
}

.btn::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: width 0.6s, height 0.6s;
}

.btn:hover::before {
  width: 300px;
  height: 300px;
}

.btn:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
  color: var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.5);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

/* ========== RESPONSIVE - MOBILE ========== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  header {
    padding: 0.8rem 0 !important;
  }

  header.scrolled {
    padding: 0.5rem 0 !important;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 80px 15px 40px;
  }

  .hero::before {
    background-attachment: scroll;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
    border-radius: 16px;
  }

  .hero-content .tagline {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .hero-content p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .btn {
    padding: 1rem 2.2rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .nav-links {
    position: fixed;
    top: 80px;
    left: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 2rem 0;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    transform: translateY(-150%);
    transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .nav-links.active {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  .nav-links li {
    margin: 0.8rem 0;
  }

  .nav-links li a {
    color: var(--navy);
    text-shadow: none;
    display: block;
    padding: 1rem;
  }

  .hamburger {
    display: flex;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero-content {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 1.9rem;
  }

  .hero-content p {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .btn {
    padding: 0.95rem 2rem;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .logo {
    width: 120px;
    height: 65px;
  }

  header.scrolled .logo {
    width: 110px;
    height: 55px;
  }
}

/* ========== UNIVERSAL SECTION STYLES ========== */
section {
  padding: 6rem 0;
}

.section-title {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  color: var(--navy);
  position: relative;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.section-title::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -14px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 70px;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right,
    transparent,
    var(--accent),
    transparent
  );
}

/* ========== ABOUT SECTION ========== */
.about {
  background-color: #fafafa;
}

.about-content {
  display: flex;
  gap: 3.8rem;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.about-text {
  flex: 1;
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.8rem;
  min-width: 320px;
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--primary);
  line-height: 1.75;
  z-index: 1;
}

.watermark {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.06;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.watermark img {
  width: 500px;
  height: 400px;
  max-width: 90%;
  opacity: 1;
}

.about-text h2,
.about-text h3,
.about-text p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.about-text h2,
.about-text h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.3px;
}

.about-text h2 {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 1.9rem;
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.about-text h2::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 55px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
  z-index: 3;
}

.about-text h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
}

.about-text p {
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.about-image,
.content-image {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 300px;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.about-image img,
.content-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 90%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}

.about-image img:hover,
.content-image img:hover {
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* ========== VALUES SECTION ========== */
.values {
  background-color: var(--secondary);
  padding: 6rem 0;
}

.values .section-title {
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.values-content {
  max-width: 950px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.values-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 3.2rem;
}

.value-circle {
  width: 92px;
  height: 92px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: white;
  border: 2px solid #ddd;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.value-circle:hover,
.value-circle.active {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(-5px) scale(1.03);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.25);
  background-color: rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.06);
}

.value-circle span:first-child {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1;
}

.value-circle .circle-label {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 6px;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  transform: translateY(4px);
}

.value-circle:hover .circle-label,
.value-circle.active .circle-label {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.values-display {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
}

.values-display h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.4px;
}

.values-display p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ========== PRACTICE AREAS SECTION ========== */
.practice {
  background-color: #fafafa;
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
}

.practice .section-title {
  color: var(--navy);
}

.practice-intro {
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.practice-slideshow {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: white;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.practice-slide {
  display: none;
  text-align: center;
  animation: fadeIn 0.6s ease-in-out;
}

.practice-slide.active {
  display: block;
}

.practice-icon {
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.practice-icon svg {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.practice-slide h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.practice-slide p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 0;
}

.slideshow-dots {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.dot {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #ddd;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.dot.active,
.dot:hover {
  background-color: var(--accent);
}

/* ========== ATTORNEY SECTION ========== */
.attorney {
  background-color: #fafafa;
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
}

.attorney .section-title {
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
}

.attorney-flip-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
}

.attorney-flip-card {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
  height: 600px;
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.attorney-front,
.attorney-back {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14);
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.attorney-front {
  transform: rotateY(0deg);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.attorney-back {
  background: white;
  color: var(--navy);
  padding: 2.4rem;
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

.attorney-flip-card:hover .attorney-front {
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
}

.attorney-flip-card:hover .attorney-back {
  transform: rotateY(0deg);
}

.attorney-front img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.qualification-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1.6rem;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: rgba(11, 42, 77, 0.85);
  color: white;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 30px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  z-index: 2;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

.attorney-back h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-align: center;
}

.attorney-back p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  text-align: left;
}

/* ========== WHY CHOOSE US SECTION ========== */
.why-choose {
  background-color: var(--secondary);
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
}

.why-choose .section-title {
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
}

.why-accordion {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

.why-item {
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.why-item:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.why-header {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.8rem;
  background: white;
  border: none;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.why-header:hover {
  background: #f9f9fa;
}

.why-header h3 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.2px;
}

.icon {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: var(--accent);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.why-content {
  background: white;
  padding: 0 1.8rem;
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.4s ease, padding 0.4s ease;
}

.why-content p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 1.6rem 0;
}

/* Open State */
.why-item.active .why-content {
  max-height: 300px; /* Adjust if content is longer */
}

.why-item.active .icon {
  transform: rotate(45deg); /* Turns "+" into "×" */
}

/* ========== CONTACT SECTION ========== */
.contact {
  background-color: #fafafa;
  padding: 5.5rem 0;
}

.contact .section-title {
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 2.8rem;
}

.contact-content {
  display: flex;
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.contact-info {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 300px;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: white;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.contact-info h2 {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.contact-info p {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}

.contact-info .contact-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}

.contact-info .contact-item i {
  margin-right: 14px;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  min-width: 26px;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.contact-info .contact-item span {
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
  color: var(--dark-gray);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.contact-info .contact-item strong {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.contact-form {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 300px;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: white;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.form-group {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.form-control {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  background-color: white;
  color: var(--primary);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  transition: all 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.form-control:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.2),
    inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.form-control::placeholder {
  color: #aaa;
  font-style: italic;
}

textarea.form-control {
  min-height: 150px;
  resize: vertical;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
  appearance: auto;
  background-image: none !important;
  padding-right: 1.2rem !important;
}

form select.form-control {
  appearance: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 16 16'%3e%3cpath fill='none' stroke='%236c757d' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round' stroke-width='2' d='m2 5 6 6 6-6'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: right 1.2rem center;
  background-size: 16px 12px;
  padding-right: 2.8rem;
}

.btn-submit {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.05rem;
  background-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--primary);
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.25);
}

.btn-submit:hover {
  background-color: var(--accent-dark);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(198, 169, 97, 0.35);
}

.btn-submit:active {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.btn-submit:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* ========== FOOTER ========== */
footer {
  background-color: var(--navy);
  color: #e0e0e0;
  padding: 4rem 0 2rem;
  font-family: "Libre Baskerville", serif;
}

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

.footer-column {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 240px;
  max-width: 280px;
  text-align: center;
}

.footer-column h3 {
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.footer-column ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer-column ul li {
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}

.footer-column ul li a {
  color: #e0e0e0;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, padding 0.2s ease;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  display: block;
}

.footer-column ul li a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  padding-left: 6px;
}

.social-icons {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  margin: 1.8rem 0;
}

.social-icons a {
  color: #e0e0e0;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.social-icons a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.copyright {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #bbb;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.footer-link {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  position: relative;
  transition: var(--transition);
}

.footer-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background-color: var(--accent);
  transition: var(--transition);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.footer-link:hover::after {
  width: 70%;
}

/* ========== RESPONSIVE DESIGN ========== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .practice-list {
    column-count: 2;
    column-gap: 2.2rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  section {
    padding: 4.5rem 0;
  }

  .section-title {
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }

  .about-content,
  .attorney-content,
  .contact-content {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }

  .values-content,
  .practice-list {
    padding: 0 1rem;
  }

  .practice-list {
    column-count: 1;
  }

  .value-circle {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
  }

  .value-circle span:first-child {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .value-circle .circle-label {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .values-display h3 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .values-display p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .value-item h3,
  .practice-item h3 {
    font-size: 1.35rem;
  }

  .contact-content {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .contact-info,
  .contact-form {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 300px;
    max-width: 550px;
    padding: 2rem;
    background: white;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  }

  .form-control {
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  textarea.form-control {
    min-height: 130px;
  }

  form select.form-control {
    padding-right: 2.4rem;
  }
}