:root {
            --navy: #0D1B2A;
            --gold: #0048a7;
            --gold-light: #1958aa;
            --cream: #F9F5EE;
            --mist: #EEE9E0;
            --text: #2C2C2C;
            --text-muted: #6B6860;
            --border: #1958aa;
        }



        /* ── HERO ── */
        .hero-section {
            background: var(--navy);
            padding: 5rem 0 4rem;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .hero-section::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: -60px;
            right: -60px;
            width: 420px;
            height: 420px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.08) 0%, transparent 70%);
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .hero-eyebrow {
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .hero-section h1 {
            font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem);
            font-weight: 300;
            color: #fff;
            line-height: 1.18;
            margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
        }

        .hero-section h1 em {
            font-style: normal;
            color: var(--gold-light);
        }

        .hero-divider {
            width: 44px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--gold);
            margin: 1.4rem 0;
        }

        .hero-section p {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            line-height: 1.75;
            max-width: 520px;
        }

        /* ── FORM CARD ── */
        .form-card {
            background: #fff;
            border: 1px solid var(--border);
            border-radius: 4px;
            padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(13, 27, 42, 0.08);
            position: relative;
        }

        .form-card-label {
            font-size: 0.68rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
            display: block;
        }

        .form-card h2 {
            font-size: 1.65rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
        }

        .form-control {
            border: 1px solid #DDD8CE;
            border-radius: 3px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--text);
            background: var(--cream);
            padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
            transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
        }

        .form-select {
            border: 1px solid #DDD8CE;
            border-radius: 3px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--text);
            background-color: var(--cream);
            padding: 0.65rem 2.25rem 0.65rem 0.85rem;
            transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
            appearance: none;
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            -moz-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='%230048a7' 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 0.85rem center;
            background-size: 16px 12px;
        }

        .form-control:focus {
            border-color: var(--gold);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12);
            background: #fff;
            outline: none;
        }

        .form-select:focus {
            border-color: var(--gold);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.12);
            background-color: #fff;
            outline: none;
        }

        .form-label {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
        }

        .btn-primary-gold {
            background: var(--gold);
            color: var(--navy);
            border: none;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            padding: 0.8rem 2rem;
            border-radius: 3px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.15s;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0.5rem;
        }

        .btn-primary-gold:hover {
            background: var(--gold-light);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }


        /* ── OFFICES SECTION ── */
        .offices-section {
            padding: 5rem 0;
            background: var(--cream);
            margin: 0 50px;
            border-radius: 15px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 599px) {
            .offices-section {
                margin: 0 !important;
            }
        }

        .section-eyebrow {
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.22em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--gold);
            margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
        }

        .section-heading {
            font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
            font-weight: 400;
            color: var(--navy);
            line-height: 1.2;
            margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
        }

        .section-sub {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.93rem;
            font-weight: 300;
        }

        .section-rule {
            width: 36px;
            height: 2px;
            background: var(--gold);
            margin: 1.2rem 0 2.5rem;
        }

        /* Office Card */
        .office-card {
            background: #fff;
            border: 1px solid #EAE5DC;
            border-radius: 15px;
            padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
            height: 100%;
            position: relative;
            transition: border-color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s, transform 0.25s;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .office-card::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 3px;
            height: 0;
            background: var(--gold);
            transition: height 0.3s;
        }

        .office-card:hover {
            border-color: #1958aa;
            box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(13, 27, 42, 0.09);
            transform: translateY(-4px);
        }

        .office-card:hover::before {
            height: 100%;
        }

        .office-badge {
            display: inline-block;
            /* font-size: 0.64rem; */
            /* letter-spacing: 0.18em; */
            /* text-transform: uppercase; */
            color: var(--gold);
            border: 1px solid #1958aa;
            ;
            padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
            border-radius: 2px;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .office-card h3 {
            font-size: 1.45rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .office-detail {
            gap: 0.2rem;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
        }

        .office-detail i {
            color: var(--gold);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            margin-top: 0.18rem;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .office-detail span {
            font-size: 16px;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.55;
        }

        .office-detail a {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .office-detail a:hover {
            color: var(--gold);
        }



        .vr-gold {
            border-color: rgba(201, 168, 76, 0.2);
        }


        /* ── ANIMATIONS ── */
        @keyframes fadeUp {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(22px);
            }

            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        .fade-up {
            animation: fadeUp 0.65s ease both;
        }

        .delay-1 {
            animation-delay: 0.1s;
        }

        .delay-2 {
            animation-delay: 0.22s;
        }

        .delay-3 {
            animation-delay: 0.36s;
        }

        .delay-4 {
            animation-delay: 0.5s;
        }

        @media (max-width: 767px) {
            .form-card {
                top: 0;
            }

            .contact-strip .vr {
                display: none;
            }
        }