/*
Theme Name: McIntyre Schnieders 2026
Theme URI: https://mcintyreschnieders.com
Author: McIntyre Schnieders
Description: Custom litigation boutique theme for McIntyre Schnieders.
Version: 2.7.0
Text Domain: mcintyre-schnieders
*/
:root{
  --navy:#18295a;
  --navy-2:#0f1b3a;
  --ink:#18202d;
  --muted:#657083;
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --soft:#f4f6f9;
  --line:#dfe4ec;
  --gold:#a88a4a;
  --max:1200px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box} html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;line-height:1.6}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none} img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.wrap{width:min(calc(100% - 40px),var(--max));margin:auto}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(24,41,90,.09)}
.header-inner{height:112px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:34px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;flex:0 0 auto}.brand img{width:330px;height:auto;max-height:none;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.main-nav ul{display:flex;gap:28px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;align-items:center}
.main-nav a{font-size:14px;font-weight:650;letter-spacing:.04em;color:#26334a}.main-nav a:hover{color:var(--navy)}
.nav-cta{padding:11px 18px!important;border:1px solid var(--navy);color:var(--navy)!important}.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--navy);color:white!important}
.menu-toggle{display:none;border:0;background:none;font-size:28px;color:var(--navy)}
.hero{min-height:700px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background-color:#0d1c40;background-position:center;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0;height:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.28)}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:150px 0 90px;max-width:900px}
.eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.19em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:750;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:20px}
.hero h1,.page-hero h1{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:400;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:0}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(48px,7vw,88px);color:#fff;max-width:970px}.hero p{font-size:20px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);max-width:720px;margin:28px 0 36px}
.btn-row{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:14px 22px;font-size:13px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;border:1px solid transparent}.btn-primary{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--soft)}.btn-secondary{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);color:#fff}.btn-secondary:hover{border-color:#fff}
.cred-strip{background:var(--navy);color:white}.cred-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}.cred-item{padding:27px 28px;border-right:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}.cred-item:last-child{border:0}.cred-item strong{display:block;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:400}.cred-item span{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.68);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.section{padding:100px 0}.section.soft{background:var(--soft)}.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:60px;margin-bottom:54px}.section-head h2,.editorial h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(36px,5vw,58px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:0;color:var(--navy-2)}.section-head p{max-width:540px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.practice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line)}.practice-card{background:white;padding:42px;min-height:310px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}.practice-card .num{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--gold);font-size:18px}.practice-card h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy-2);margin:44px 0 16px}.practice-card p{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 28px}.text-link{margin-top:auto;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;color:var(--navy)}
.editorial{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:80px;align-items:start}.editorial-copy p{font-size:18px;color:var(--muted)}.editorial-copy .rule{width:72px;height:2px;background:var(--gold);margin:0 0 28px}.stat-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:36px}.stat{background:white;padding:26px}.stat strong{display:block;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;color:var(--navy)}.stat span{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.attorney-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}.attorney-card{background:white}.attorney-photo{aspect-ratio:4/5;background:#e7eaf0;overflow:hidden}.attorney-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center top}.attorney-meta{padding:24px 0}.attorney-meta h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:28px;margin:0;color:var(--navy-2)}.attorney-meta p{margin:4px 0 0;color:var(--gold);font-size:12px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.results-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:24px}.result-card{border-top:2px solid var(--navy);padding:28px 0 0}.result-card .amount{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy);font-size:34px}.result-card p{color:var(--muted)}
.news-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:30px}.news-card{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:20px}.news-card time{font-size:11px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:750;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}.news-card h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:23px;line-height:1.22;font-weight:400;color:var(--navy-2)}
.cta-band{background:var(--navy-2);color:white;padding:75px 0}.cta-inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:50px}.cta-inner h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:46px;font-weight:400;margin:0;max-width:720px;line-height:1.08}.cta-inner p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.72);max-width:640px}
.site-footer{background:#091226;color:rgba(255,255,255,.76);padding:62px 0 26px}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr .7fr .7fr;gap:60px}.footer-brand img{width:265px;height:auto;opacity:.96}.footer-brand p{max-width:450px}.footer-title{color:#fff;font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.11em;font-weight:750}.footer-links{list-style:none;margin:18px 0 0;padding:0}.footer-links li{margin:8px 0}.footer-bottom{margin-top:48px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding-top:22px;font-size:12px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
.page-hero{background:var(--navy-2);color:white;padding:110px 0 74px}.page-hero h1{font-size:clamp(46px,6vw,76px)}.page-hero p{max-width:760px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.72);font-size:19px}.content{padding:80px 0}.content-main{max-width:850px}.content h2{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy-2);font-size:36px;font-weight:400}.content h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;color:var(--navy-2);font-size:26px;font-weight:400}.content p,.content li{color:#4f5a6c;font-size:17px}.bio-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:360px 1fr;gap:70px}.bio-photo img{width:100%}.bio-kicker{color:var(--gold);font-weight:750;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:12px}.placeholder-photo{height:450px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#e9edf3,#d8dee7);color:#7a8494;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:52px}
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr;gap:70px}.contact-card{background:var(--soft);padding:38px}.contact-form input,.contact-form textarea{width:100%;padding:15px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:white;font:inherit;margin-bottom:14px}.contact-form textarea{min-height:160px}.contact-form button{background:var(--navy);color:white;border:0;padding:15px 24px;font-weight:750;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
@media(max-width:900px){.main-nav{display:none}.main-nav.open{display:block;position:absolute;top:112px;left:0;right:0;background:white;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px}.main-nav.open ul{display:block}.main-nav.open li{padding:10px 0}.menu-toggle{display:block}.hero{min-height:620px}.cred-grid,.practice-grid,.attorney-grid,.results-grid,.news-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.editorial,.bio-layout,.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.section-head,.cta-inner{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}}
@media(max-width:640px){.wrap{width:min(calc(100% - 28px),var(--max))}.brand img{width:225px}.header-inner{height:90px}.main-nav.open{top:90px}.hero-inner{padding:120px 0 70px}.hero h1{font-size:49px}.hero p{font-size:17px}.cred-grid,.practice-grid,.attorney-grid,.results-grid,.news-grid,.stat-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cred-item{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}.section{padding:72px 0}.section-head{margin-bottom:36px}.practice-card{min-height:0}.editorial{gap:40px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer-bottom{display:block}.cta-inner h2{font-size:38px}}


/* v2.0 content and usability refinements */
.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:auto;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}.skip-link:focus{left:18px;top:18px;width:auto;height:auto;padding:10px 14px;background:#fff;color:var(--navy);z-index:9999;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.lead-copy{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif!important;font-size:25px!important;line-height:1.48!important;color:var(--navy-2)!important;margin-top:0!important}
.editorial-blocks{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:64px;margin:48px 0 56px}.editorial-blocks section{border-top:2px solid var(--gold);padding-top:22px}
.feature-grid{display:grid;gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line);margin:38px 0 52px}.feature-grid.two{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.feature-grid.three{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}.feature-grid.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.feature-box{background:#fff;padding:30px}.feature-box h3{margin-top:0!important;font-size:23px!important}.feature-box p{font-size:15px!important;margin-bottom:0}.feature-box ul{margin:14px 0 0;padding-left:20px}.feature-box li{font-size:15px!important;margin:7px 0}
.experience-band{background:#fff;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.attorney-excerpt{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;margin-top:14px}.profile-link{display:block;margin-top:16px}.attorney-meta{padding-bottom:8px}.attorney-card a:hover h3{color:var(--gold)}
.bio-sidebar{align-self:start;position:sticky;top:116px}.profile-card{background:var(--soft);padding:28px;margin-top:18px}.profile-card ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:14px 0 24px}.profile-card li{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);color:#4f5a6c;font-size:14px}.bio-content>p:first-of-type{margin-top:0}.bio-content h2{margin-top:46px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:28px}.credential-list{padding-left:20px}.credential-list li{margin:10px 0}.bio-detail-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;margin-top:40px}.bio-detail-grid section{background:var(--soft);padding:26px}.bio-detail-grid section h2{border:0;padding:0;margin:0 0 16px;font-size:25px}.bio-detail-grid ul{padding-left:18px;margin:0}.bio-detail-grid li{font-size:14px;margin:8px 0}.result-disclaimer,.results-note{font-size:12px!important;color:#7b8492!important}.results-note{max-width:800px;margin-top:42px}.section-link{margin-top:34px}.results-archive{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:34px 48px}.results-archive .result-card{padding-top:34px}.results-archive .amount{font-size:44px}
.practice-content h2{margin-top:52px}.practice-content .lead-copy{margin-bottom:44px}.contact-copy h2{margin-top:0}.contact-actions{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:28px 0 38px}.btn-dark{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.confidentiality-note{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:24px;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;line-height:1.6}
.footer-bottom span:last-child{max-width:760px;text-align:right}
@media(max-width:1000px){.feature-grid.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.bio-detail-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.results-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:900px){.editorial-blocks{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:32px}.feature-grid.three{grid-template-columns:1fr}.bio-sidebar{position:static}.footer-bottom span:last-child{text-align:left}}
@media(max-width:640px){.feature-grid.two,.feature-grid.four,.bio-detail-grid,.results-archive{grid-template-columns:1fr}.lead-copy{font-size:21px!important}.feature-box{padding:24px}.results-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.results-archive .amount{font-size:36px}}

/* v2.2 logo, local-hero, and polish refinements */
@media(min-width:901px) and (max-width:1120px){.brand img{width:260px}.main-nav ul{gap:20px}.main-nav a{font-size:13px}}


/* v2.3 News & Insights and final-content polish */
.news-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:15px;line-height:1.65}.news-card .text-link{display:inline-block;margin-top:12px}.news-archive{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:48px 42px}.news-archive .news-card{padding-top:28px}.news-archive .news-card h3{font-size:30px;margin:12px 0 12px}.article-hero p{max-width:820px}.article-shell{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:80px;align-items:start}.article-content{max-width:800px}.article-content>p:first-child{margin-top:0}.article-content h2{margin-top:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:28px}.article-content a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:rgba(24,41,90,.3);text-underline-offset:3px}.article-aside{position:sticky;top:132px;background:var(--soft);padding:30px;border-top:2px solid var(--gold)}.article-aside h3{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-weight:400;font-size:25px;line-height:1.25;color:var(--navy-2);margin:12px 0}.article-aside p{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}.article-back{margin-top:56px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.media-links{margin:46px 0;background:var(--soft);padding:30px 34px;border-left:3px solid var(--gold)}.media-links h2{border:0!important;padding:0!important;margin:0 0 16px!important;font-size:28px!important}.media-links ul{padding-left:20px;margin:0}.media-links li{margin:12px 0}.pagination{margin-top:50px}.pagination .nav-links{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center}.pagination .page-numbers{padding:8px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
@media(max-width:900px){.news-archive,.article-shell{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-aside{position:static}.main-nav.open a.nav-cta{display:inline-block}.article-shell{gap:42px}}
@media(max-width:640px){.news-archive{grid-template-columns:1fr}.media-links{padding:24px}.news-archive .news-card h3{font-size:26px}}


/* v2.4 curated News & Insights and technical polish */
.news-meta{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:10px}.news-type{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);background:var(--soft);padding:5px 8px}.news-meta time{margin:0}.news-grid.news-count-2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));max-width:920px}.news-source-note{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);max-width:800px;margin-top:-28px;margin-bottom:48px}.news-archive .news-card{min-height:250px}.news-card h3 a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
@media(max-width:640px){.news-grid.news-count-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}.news-source-note{margin-top:-18px;margin-bottom:34px}}

/* v2.5 final polish */
.main-nav .current-nav>a:not(.nav-cta){color:var(--navy);position:relative}.main-nav .current-nav>a:not(.nav-cta):after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-10px;height:1px;background:var(--gold)}.main-nav .current-nav>.nav-cta{background:var(--navy);color:#fff!important}
.experience-summary{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.experience-metrics{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line);border:1px solid var(--line)}.experience-metrics article{background:#fff;padding:38px}.experience-metrics strong{display:block;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:48px;font-weight:400;line-height:1;color:var(--gold);margin-bottom:22px}.experience-metrics h3{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:400;color:var(--navy-2);margin:0 0 14px}.experience-metrics p{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}.not-found{max-width:780px}.not-found h2{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:42px;font-weight:400;line-height:1.1;color:var(--navy-2);margin-top:0}.light-buttons{margin-top:30px}.btn-outline-dark{border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy)}.btn-outline-dark:hover{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}
@media(max-width:900px){.experience-metrics{grid-template-columns:1fr}.main-nav.open .current-nav>a:not(.nav-cta):after{display:none}}

/* v2.6 attorney portraits: coordinated 4:5 studio-format images */