:root {
  --ns-navy: #0e2746;
  --ns-deep-navy: #071b31;
  --ns-ink: #17202a;
  --ns-slate: #4d5a68;
  --ns-gold: #c9a35b;
  --ns-gold-dark: #9d7735;
  --ns-ivory: #f8f5ef;
  --ns-warm-white: #fcfbf8;
  --ns-white: #ffffff;
  --ns-border: #e5ded2;
  --ns-border-strong: #d5c9b8;
  --ns-success: #1f6b52;
  --ns-error: #9c2f2f;
  --ns-shadow-sm: 0 10px 30px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.08);
  --ns-shadow-md: 0 18px 55px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.13);
  --ns-radius-sm: 10px;
  --ns-radius-md: 18px;
  --ns-radius-lg: 28px;
  --ns-max: 1280px;
  --ns-narrow: 820px;
  --ns-header-height: 92px;
  --ns-section-space: clamp(4.5rem, 7vw, 7.5rem);
  --ns-serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --ns-sans: Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--ns-header-height) + 24px);
}

body.ns-site {
  background: var(--ns-warm-white);
  color: var(--ns-ink);
  font-family: var(--ns-sans);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.68;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body.ns-site * {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

body.ns-site a {
  color: var(--ns-navy);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

body.ns-site a:hover {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
}

body.ns-site img {
  height: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
}

body.ns-site h1,
body.ns-site h2,
body.ns-site h3,
body.ns-site h4,
body.ns-site h5,
body.ns-site h6 {
  color: var(--ns-navy);
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.03;
  padding: 0;
}

body.ns-site h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.35rem);
}

body.ns-site h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 3.7vw, 3.9rem);
}

body.ns-site h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
}

body.ns-site p:last-child,
body.ns-site ul:last-child,
body.ns-site ol:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

body.ns-site strong {
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy);
}

.ns-page-shell {
  min-height: 100vh;
}

.ns-skip-link {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy) !important;
  font-weight: 800;
  left: 1rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  position: fixed;
  top: -100px;
  z-index: 100000;
}

.ns-skip-link:focus {
  top: 1rem;
}

.ns-site-header {
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  background: rgba(252, 251, 248, 0.95);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(229, 222, 210, 0.85);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
}

.admin-bar .ns-site-header {
  top: 32px;
}

.ns-header-inner {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  min-height: var(--ns-header-height);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: var(--ns-max);
  padding: 0 28px;
}

.ns-brand {
  color: var(--ns-navy) !important;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  flex-direction: column;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.ns-brand-name {
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 2vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.ns-brand-tagline {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  margin-top: 0.48rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-main-navigation {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.ns-main-navigation ul {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.3rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ns-main-navigation a {
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: var(--ns-navy) !important;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.85rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.ns-main-navigation a:hover,
.ns-main-navigation .current-menu-item > a,
.ns-main-navigation .current_page_item > a {
  background: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.12);
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy) !important;
}

.ns-header-cta {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-navy);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-sm);
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.05rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease;
}

.ns-header-cta:hover {
  background: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  border-color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ns-menu-toggle {
  align-items: center;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border-strong);
  border-radius: 9px;
  color: var(--ns-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: none;
  height: 46px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-left: auto;
  padding: 0;
  width: 46px;
}

.ns-menu-toggle-lines,
.ns-menu-toggle-lines::before,
.ns-menu-toggle-lines::after {
  background: currentColor;
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  position: relative;
  transition: transform 180ms ease, opacity 180ms ease;
  width: 20px;
}

.ns-menu-toggle-lines::before,
.ns-menu-toggle-lines::after {
  content: "";
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
}

.ns-menu-toggle-lines::before {
  top: -6px;
}

.ns-menu-toggle-lines::after {
  top: 6px;
}

.ns-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .ns-menu-toggle-lines {
  background: transparent;
}

.ns-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .ns-menu-toggle-lines::before {
  top: 0;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.ns-menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .ns-menu-toggle-lines::after {
  top: 0;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.ns-main {
  min-height: 60vh;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section,
.ns-section {
  background: var(--ns-warm-white);
  padding: var(--ns-section-space) 0;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--tight,
.ns-section--tight {
  padding: clamp(2.6rem, 4.5vw, 4.3rem) 0;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--flush,
.ns-section--flush {
  padding: 0;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--ivory,
.ns-section--ivory {
  background: var(--ns-ivory);
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--white,
.ns-section--white {
  background: var(--ns-white);
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--navy,
.ns-section--navy {
  background: var(--ns-deep-navy);
  color: var(--ns-white);
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-row,
.ns-container {
  margin-left: auto !important;
  margin-right: auto !important;
  max-width: var(--ns-max) !important;
  padding-left: 28px;
  padding-right: 28px;
  width: 100% !important;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-row--narrow,
.ns-container--narrow {
  max-width: var(--ns-narrow) !important;
}

.ns-eyebrow {
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark) !important;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-eyebrow::before {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  content: "";
  height: 2px;
  width: 34px;
}

.ns-lede {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.ns-section-intro {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  max-width: 850px;
}

.ns-section-intro h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.ns-button-row {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
}

.ns-button,
body.ns-site .ns-button {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-sm);
  display: inline-flex;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 0.82rem 1.2rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ns-button::after {
  content: "\2192";
  font-size: 1.08em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.ns-button--primary,
body.ns-site .ns-button--primary {
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border-color: var(--ns-navy);
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(14, 39, 70, 0.16);
}

.ns-button--primary:hover,
body.ns-site .ns-button--primary:hover {
  background: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  border-color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.ns-button--secondary,
body.ns-site .ns-button--secondary {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: var(--ns-border-strong);
  color: var(--ns-navy) !important;
}

.ns-button--secondary:hover,
body.ns-site .ns-button--secondary:hover {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border-color: var(--ns-gold);
  color: var(--ns-navy) !important;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.ns-button--light,
body.ns-site .ns-button--light {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy) !important;
}

.ns-button--light:hover,
body.ns-site .ns-button--light:hover {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy) !important;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.ns-text-link {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.ns-text-link::after {
  content: "\2192";
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-hero-section,
.ns-hero-section {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 4% 12%, rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.13), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ns-warm-white) 0%, var(--ns-ivory) 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 6.5rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.2rem);
  position: relative;
}

.ns-hero-section::after {
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.25);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 520px;
  left: -270px;
  position: absolute;
  top: -310px;
  width: 520px;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid !important;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.06fr) minmax(380px, 0.94fr);
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row::after {
  display: none;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row > .et_pb_column {
  float: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
}

.ns-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  max-width: 760px;
}

.ns-hero-copy .ns-lede {
  max-width: 690px;
}

.ns-portrait-frame {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.4);
  border-radius: 48% 48% var(--ns-radius-lg) var(--ns-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-md);
  min-height: 560px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-portrait-frame::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.12) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 72px 72px;
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.16;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
}

.ns-portrait-frame img {
  height: 100%;
  inset: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 48% center;
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
}

.ns-portrait-frame::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 58%, rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.38));
  content: "";
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
}

.ns-portrait-caption {
  bottom: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--ns-white);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  left: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  position: absolute;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 3;
}

.ns-proof-panel {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-md);
  margin-top: -2.1rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 10;
}

.ns-proof-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-proof-item {
  align-items: flex-start;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  min-height: 128px;
  padding: 1.45rem 1.5rem;
}

.ns-proof-item + .ns-proof-item {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
}

.ns-proof-icon,
.ns-card-icon,
.ns-step-number,
.ns-contact-icon {
  align-items: center;
  background: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.35);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  height: 46px;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 46px;
}

.ns-proof-icon svg,
.ns-card-icon svg,
.ns-contact-icon svg {
  height: 22px;
  width: 22px;
}

.ns-proof-item strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.28;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.ns-proof-item span {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.ns-tabs-shell {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ns-tabs-nav {
  background: var(--ns-ivory);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-tab-button {
  align-items: center;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
  color: var(--ns-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  font-family: var(--ns-sans);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1.35;
  min-height: 128px;
  padding: 1.2rem 0.8rem;
  text-align: center;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, color 180ms ease;
}

.ns-tab-button svg {
  height: 27px;
  width: 27px;
}

.ns-tab-button:hover,
.ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border-bottom-color: var(--ns-gold);
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy);
}

.ns-tab-button:focus-visible,
.ns-button:focus-visible,
.ns-menu-toggle:focus-visible,
.ns-main-navigation a:focus-visible,
.ns-form-field input:focus-visible,
.ns-form-field select:focus-visible,
.ns-form-field textarea:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.58);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.ns-tab-panel {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) auto;
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.ns-tab-panel[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

.ns-tab-panel h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.ns-tab-panel p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 780px;
}

.ns-audience-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-audience-card {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  min-height: 82px;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ns-audience-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.8);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.ns-audience-card::before {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  height: 8px;
  width: 8px;
}

.ns-process-grid {
  counter-reset: process;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-process-card {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  counter-increment: process;
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 1.6rem;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-process-card::before {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--ns-white);
  content: counter(process, decimal-leading-zero);
  display: flex;
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  height: 50px;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
  width: 50px;
}

.ns-process-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.55rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.ns-process-card p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-split-row {
  align-items: stretch;
  display: grid !important;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-split-row::after {
  display: none;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-split-row > .et_pb_column {
  float: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
}

.ns-panel {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-lg);
  height: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 3rem);
}

.ns-panel--navy {
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border-color: var(--ns-navy);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
}

.ns-panel--navy h2,
.ns-panel--navy h3,
.ns-panel--navy strong {
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
}

.ns-panel--navy .ns-eyebrow {
  color: #f0d69d !important;
}

.ns-check-list,
.ns-detail-list,
.ns-inline-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ns-check-list li,
.ns-detail-list li {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  padding-left: 1.8rem;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-panel--navy .ns-check-list li,
.ns-panel--navy .ns-detail-list li {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
}

.ns-check-list li::before {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  content: "\2713";
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  height: 18px;
  justify-content: center;
  left: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.35em;
  width: 18px;
}

.ns-panel--navy .ns-check-list li::before {
  color: #f0d69d;
}

.ns-detail-list li::before {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 7px;
  left: 0.3rem;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.65em;
  width: 7px;
}

.ns-background-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-background-card {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  padding: 1.5rem;
}

.ns-background-card .ns-years {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-background-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.ns-background-card p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.ns-credential-bar {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ns-ivory);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.4rem;
}

.ns-credential-item {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ns-gold);
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  padding-left: 0.85rem;
}

.ns-cta-panel {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
}

.ns-cta-panel h2 {
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  max-width: 850px;
}

.ns-cta-panel p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  max-width: 760px;
}

.ns-cta-panel .ns-button-row {
  justify-content: flex-end;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.ns-page-hero {
  background:
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.98), rgba(14, 39, 70, 0.92)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 16%, rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.4), transparent 35%);
  color: var(--ns-white);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(4.2rem, 7vw, 7rem) 0;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-page-hero::before {
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 500px;
  position: absolute;
  right: -220px;
  top: -300px;
  width: 500px;
}

.ns-page-hero h1,
.ns-page-hero h2,
.ns-page-hero h3,
.ns-page-hero strong {
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
}

.ns-page-hero .ns-lede {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.83);
}

.ns-page-hero .ns-eyebrow {
  color: #f0d69d !important;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-page-hero-row {
  align-items: center;
  display: grid !important;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(300px, 0.8fr);
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-page-hero-row::after {
  display: none;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-page-hero-row > .et_pb_column {
  float: none !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
}

.ns-page-portrait {
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.52);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
  height: 380px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ns-page-portrait img {
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 28%;
  width: 100%;
}

.ns-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
}

.ns-story-aside {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ns-gold);
  padding-left: 1.5rem;
}

.ns-story-aside p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.28;
}

.ns-story-copy p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.ns-values-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-value-card {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  padding: 1.45rem;
}

.ns-value-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.45rem !important;
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0.45rem;
}

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

.ns-timeline {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--ns-border-strong);
  margin-left: 0.55rem;
  padding-left: 2rem;
}

.ns-timeline-item {
  margin-bottom: 2.4rem;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-timeline-item:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.ns-timeline-item::before {
  background: var(--ns-gold);
  border: 5px solid var(--ns-ivory);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
  height: 18px;
  left: -2.62rem;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.3rem;
  width: 18px;
}

.ns-timeline-item .ns-years {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-timeline-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.6rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.ns-timeline-item p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
}

.ns-accordion {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
}

.ns-accordion details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
}

.ns-accordion summary {
  color: var(--ns-navy);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 1.25rem 2.5rem 1.25rem 0;
  position: relative;
}

.ns-accordion summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.ns-accordion summary::after {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  content: "+";
  font-family: var(--ns-sans);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 1rem;
}

.ns-accordion details[open] summary::after {
  content: "-";
}

.ns-accordion-content {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  padding: 0 0 1.35rem;
}

.ns-practice-index {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-practice-index a {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 112px;
  padding: 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.ns-practice-index a:hover {
  border-color: var(--ns-gold);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.ns-practice-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
}

.ns-practice-grid {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
}

.ns-practice-number {
  color: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.42);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 5.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.8;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.ns-practice-intro p {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.ns-practice-details {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-detail-card {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-md);
  padding: 1.5rem;
}

.ns-detail-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.4rem !important;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

.ns-contact-layout {
  align-items: start;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
}

.ns-contact-card {
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-lg);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--ns-header-height) + 28px);
}

.ns-contact-card h2,
.ns-contact-card h3,
.ns-contact-card strong,
.ns-contact-card a {
  color: var(--ns-white) !important;
}

.ns-contact-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.7rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ns-contact-list li {
  align-items: flex-start;
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.2rem;
}

.ns-contact-list .ns-contact-icon {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  border-color: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.45);
  color: #f0d69d;
}

.ns-contact-list span,
.ns-contact-list a {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.ns-contact-note {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
}

.ns-form-wrap {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}

.ns-form-wrap h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.ns-form-intro {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  margin-bottom: 1.7rem;
}

.ns-form-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.ns-form-field--full {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.ns-form-field label {
  color: var(--ns-deep-navy);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  margin-bottom: 0.42rem;
}

.ns-form-field input,
.ns-form-field select,
.ns-form-field textarea {
  appearance: none;
  background: var(--ns-warm-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--ns-border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-sm);
  color: var(--ns-ink);
  font-family: var(--ns-sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease;
  width: 100%;
}

.ns-form-field textarea {
  min-height: 155px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.ns-form-field input:focus,
.ns-form-field select:focus,
.ns-form-field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--ns-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.12);
  outline: none;
}

.ns-form-actions {
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.ns-form-actions button {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.ns-form-disclaimer {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 520px;
}

.ns-honeypot {
  left: -10000px !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  top: auto !important;
}

.ns-form-status {
  border: 1px solid;
  border-radius: var(--ns-radius-sm);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
}

.ns-form-status--success {
  background: rgba(31, 107, 82, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(31, 107, 82, 0.35);
  color: var(--ns-success);
}

.ns-form-status--error {
  background: rgba(156, 47, 47, 0.07);
  border-color: rgba(156, 47, 47, 0.3);
  color: var(--ns-error);
}

.ns-legal-copy {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
}

.ns-legal-copy h2,
.ns-legal-copy h3 {
  margin: 2.3rem 0 0.8rem;
}

.ns-legal-copy h2:first-child,
.ns-legal-copy h3:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.ns-site-footer {
  background: var(--ns-deep-navy);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  padding: 4rem 0 2rem;
}

.ns-footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.8fr 1.15fr;
}

.ns-footer-brand {
  color: var(--ns-white);
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.ns-footer-tagline {
  color: #f0d69d;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-footer-heading {
  color: var(--ns-white);
  font-family: var(--ns-sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ns-site-footer a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.ns-site-footer a:hover {
  color: #f0d69d !important;
}

.ns-footer-nav {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.ns-footer-nav li {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.ns-footer-contact p,
.ns-footer-legal p {
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}

.ns-footer-bottom {
  align-items: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  display: flex;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  gap: 1rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
}

.ns-footer-bottom a {
  text-decoration: underline !important;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
}

.ns-screen-reader-text {
  border: 0;
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px;
  word-wrap: normal !important;
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .ns-brand-tagline {
    display: none;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation {
    gap: 0.6rem;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation a {
    padding-left: 0.6rem;
    padding-right: 0.6rem;
  }

  .ns-audience-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-practice-index {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  :root {
    --ns-header-height: 78px;
  }

  .admin-bar .ns-site-header {
    top: 32px;
  }

  .ns-header-inner {
    min-height: var(--ns-header-height);
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  .ns-menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .ns-header-cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation {
    background: var(--ns-warm-white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
    box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
    display: none;
    left: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0.9rem 20px 1.2rem;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 100%;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation.is-open {
    display: block;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation ul {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.2rem;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation a {
    min-height: 48px;
    width: 100%;
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row,
  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-page-hero-row,
  .ns-story-grid,
  .ns-practice-grid,
  .ns-contact-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-portrait-frame {
    min-height: 520px;
  }

  .ns-proof-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-proof-item {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .ns-proof-item + .ns-proof-item {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  }

  .ns-tabs-nav {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-tab-button:last-child {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .ns-audience-grid,
  .ns-process-grid,
  .ns-values-grid,
  .ns-background-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-split-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-credential-bar {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-cta-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-cta-panel .ns-button-row {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .ns-contact-card {
    position: static;
  }

  .ns-footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-footer-legal {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 782px) {
  .admin-bar .ns-site-header {
    top: 46px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  body.ns-site {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-row,
  .ns-container {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  .ns-brand-name {
    font-size: 1.55rem;
  }

  .ns-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 13vw, 4.3rem);
  }

  .ns-portrait-frame {
    border-radius: 44% 44% 22px 22px;
    min-height: 440px;
  }

  .ns-portrait-frame img {
    content: url("../images/nancy-portrait-mobile.webp");
    object-position: center 18%;
  }

  .ns-tabs-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .ns-tab-button,
  .ns-tab-button:last-child {
    align-items: center;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
    border-left: 4px solid transparent;
    flex-direction: row;
    grid-column: auto;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 68px;
    padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ns-tab-button:hover,
  .ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] {
    border-bottom-color: var(--ns-border);
    border-left-color: var(--ns-gold);
  }

  .ns-tab-panel {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 1.6rem;
  }

  .ns-audience-grid,
  .ns-process-grid,
  .ns-values-grid,
  .ns-background-grid,
  .ns-practice-index,
  .ns-practice-details,
  .ns-form-grid,
  .ns-credential-bar,
  .ns-footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-form-field--full,
  .ns-footer-legal {
    grid-column: auto;
  }

  .ns-page-portrait {
    height: 320px;
  }

  .ns-footer-bottom {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .ns-button-row,
  .ns-button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .ns-form-actions {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .ns-form-actions .ns-button {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   Version 1.1 refinement layer
   - Integrated corporate-boardroom hero
   - Tighter vertical rhythm
   - Stable numbered practice navigation
   - Quieter legal notices and cleaner icons
   ========================================================= */

:root {
  --ns-header-height: 78px;
  --ns-section-space: clamp(3.25rem, 4.6vw, 5rem);
  --ns-max: 1320px;
  --ns-radius-md: 16px;
  --ns-radius-lg: 22px;
}

body.ns-site h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 4.5vw, 4.9rem);
}

body.ns-site h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 3.15vw, 3.35rem);
}

body.ns-site h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.38rem, 1.9vw, 1.8rem);
}

.ns-site-header {
  background: rgba(252, 251, 248, 0.97);
}

.ns-header-inner {
  gap: 1.15rem;
  max-width: 1380px;
  min-height: var(--ns-header-height);
  padding-left: 24px;
  padding-right: 24px;
}

.ns-brand-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.62rem, 1.8vw, 1.95rem);
}

.ns-brand-tagline {
  font-size: 0.57rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.105em;
  margin-top: 0.38rem;
}

.ns-main-navigation {
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.ns-main-navigation ul {
  gap: 0.05rem;
}

.ns-main-navigation a {
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  padding: 0.58rem 0.67rem;
}

.ns-header-cta {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section,
.ns-section {
  padding: var(--ns-section-space) 0;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-section--tight,
.ns-section--tight {
  padding: clamp(2.25rem, 3.4vw, 3.6rem) 0;
}

.ns-section-intro {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.75rem);
}

.ns-section-intro h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.ns-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.ns-button-row {
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
}

/* Full-width hero built from the approved corporate-boardroom direction. */
body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-hero-section,
.ns-hero-section {
  align-items: center;
  background-color: var(--ns-ivory);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.99) 0%,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.97) 34%,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.88) 47%,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.48) 61%,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.10) 76%,
      rgba(248, 245, 239, 0) 100%
    ),
    url("../images/hero-boardroom.webp");
  background-position: center center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 620px;
  overflow: visible;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 5.3vw, 5.25rem) 0 clamp(4.5rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  position: relative;
}

.ns-hero-section::after {
  display: none;
}

body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row {
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.58fr) minmax(0, 0.42fr);
  min-height: 430px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.ns-hero-copy {
  max-width: 690px;
}

.ns-hero-copy h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 4.25vw, 4.65rem);
  line-height: 0.99;
  margin-bottom: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 680px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.ns-hero-copy .ns-lede {
  color: #41505f;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 0.7vw + 0.85rem, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.58;
  max-width: 625px;
}

/* The approved hero artwork already contains Nancy on the right. Keep the
   original image in page content as a future fallback without displaying a
   second, boxed portrait. */
.ns-page-home .ns-hero-row > .et_pb_column:nth-child(2) .et_pb_module,
.ns-page-home .ns-portrait-frame {
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0 !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
}

/* Proof panel overlaps the hero and uses stable editorial numbers. */
.ns-page-home .et_pb_section.ns-section--flush {
  overflow: visible;
}

.ns-proof-panel {
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.965);
  border-radius: 16px;
  margin: -3.55rem auto 0;
  max-width: 1160px;
}

.ns-proof-item {
  gap: 0.85rem;
  min-height: 104px;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.3rem;
}

.ns-proof-icon {
  background: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.10);
  border-color: rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.55);
  height: 40px;
  width: 40px;
}

.ns-proof-item .ns-icon-number {
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}

.ns-proof-item strong {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.ns-proof-item span:not(.ns-proof-icon):not(.ns-icon-number) {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* Practice selector: numbered, consistent and independent of icon fonts. */
.ns-tabs-shell {
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.07);
}

.ns-tabs-nav {
  background: var(--ns-white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  gap: 0;
}

.ns-tab-button {
  border-bottom-width: 3px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  font-size: 0.79rem;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  min-height: 106px;
  padding: 1rem 0.7rem;
}

.ns-tab-button:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.ns-tab-number {
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 163, 91, 0.65);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--ns-serif);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  height: 34px;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 1;
  width: 34px;
}

.ns-tab-title {
  display: block;
  max-width: 180px;
}

.ns-tab-button:hover,
.ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] {
  background: var(--ns-ivory);
}

.ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] .ns-tab-number {
  background: var(--ns-navy);
  border-color: var(--ns-navy);
  color: var(--ns-white);
}

.ns-tab-panel {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ns-white), var(--ns-warm-white));
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: clamp(1.7rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
}

.ns-tab-panel h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.2vw, 2.15rem) !important;
}

/* Reduce the card-heavy feel while retaining clear scannability. */
.ns-audience-grid {
  gap: 0.7rem;
}

.ns-audience-card {
  border-radius: 10px;
  min-height: 64px;
  padding: 0.82rem 0.95rem;
}

.ns-audience-card:hover {
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
}

.ns-process-grid {
  gap: 1rem;
}

.ns-process-card {
  min-height: 220px;
  padding: 1.35rem;
}

.ns-process-card::before {
  height: 42px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  width: 42px;
}

.ns-process-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.4rem !important;
}

.ns-panel {
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.3vw, 2.25rem);
}

.ns-background-grid {
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2rem);
}

.ns-background-card {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ns-gold);
  padding: 1.15rem 0.25rem 0;
}

.ns-credential-bar {
  border-radius: 12px;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.2rem;
}

.ns-value-card .ns-card-icon {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  height: 32px;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  width: 32px;
}

.ns-value-card .ns-card-icon svg {
  height: 27px;
  width: 27px;
}

/* Secondary page heroes use less empty space. */
.ns-page-hero {
  padding: clamp(3.25rem, 5vw, 5rem) 0;
}

.ns-page-hero::before {
  height: 360px;
  right: -180px;
  top: -230px;
  width: 360px;
}

/* Contact page: welcoming first, with one quiet notice beneath the form. */
.ns-contact-layout {
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 3.3vw, 3.25rem);
}

.ns-contact-card {
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.15rem);
}

.ns-contact-list {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

.ns-contact-list li {
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.ns-contact-list .ns-contact-icon {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  color: #f0d69d;
  height: 28px;
  width: 28px;
}

.ns-contact-list .ns-contact-icon svg {
  height: 22px;
  width: 22px;
}

.ns-contact-note {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Hides the older two-card warning section immediately on sites that already
   ran version 1.0's installer. Version 1.1 also removes it from future setup. */
.ns-page-contact .ns-section--tight {
  display: none !important;
}

.ns-form-wrap {
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: clamp(1.45rem, 2.7vw, 2.35rem);
}

.ns-form-intro {
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}

.ns-form-grid {
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.ns-form-field input,
.ns-form-field select,
.ns-form-field textarea {
  min-height: 49px;
}

.ns-form-field textarea {
  min-height: 135px;
}

.ns-form-actions {
  align-items: flex-end;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.ns-form-disclaimer {
  color: #697581;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  max-width: 460px;
}

/* Footer legal language remains present without dominating the page. */
.ns-site-footer {
  padding: 3.1rem 0 1.45rem;
}

.ns-footer-grid {
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.ns-footer-bottom {
  margin-top: 1.9rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
}

.ns-footer-legal-links {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.ns-footer-disclaimer {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.48);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
  max-width: 820px;
}

@media (max-width: 1240px) {
  .ns-brand-tagline {
    display: none;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation a {
    padding-left: 0.55rem;
    padding-right: 0.55rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1060px) {
  .ns-menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .ns-header-cta {
    display: none;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation {
    background: var(--ns-warm-white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
    box-shadow: var(--ns-shadow-sm);
    display: none;
    left: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0.9rem 20px 1.2rem;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 100%;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation.is-open {
    display: block;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation ul {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.2rem;
  }

  .ns-main-navigation a {
    min-height: 48px;
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 701px) and (max-width: 980px) {
  .ns-proof-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-proof-item {
    min-height: 120px;
  }

  .ns-proof-item + .ns-proof-item {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .ns-tabs-nav {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .ns-tab-button:last-child {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-hero-section,
  .ns-hero-section {
    background-image:
      linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.98) 0%,
        rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.95) 46%,
        rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.70) 66%,
        rgba(248, 245, 239, 0.16) 100%
      ),
      url("../images/hero-boardroom.webp");
    background-position: 61% center;
    min-height: 570px;
    padding-bottom: 5rem;
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 0.28fr);
  }

  .ns-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 7vw, 4rem);
    max-width: 600px;
  }

  .ns-proof-panel {
    margin-top: -2.5rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  :root {
    --ns-header-height: 70px;
    --ns-section-space: clamp(2.6rem, 9vw, 3.65rem);
  }

  .ns-header-inner {
    min-height: var(--ns-header-height);
  }

  .ns-brand-name {
    font-size: 1.42rem;
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_section.ns-hero-section,
  .ns-hero-section {
    background-color: var(--ns-ivory);
    background-image: url("../images/hero-boardroom.webp");
    background-position: 73% top;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: auto 285px;
    display: block;
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 300px 0 2.75rem;
  }

  body.ns-site .et_pb_row.ns-hero-row {
    display: block !important;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .ns-hero-copy {
    background: var(--ns-ivory);
    max-width: none;
    padding-top: 0.9rem;
  }

  .ns-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 11.5vw, 3.45rem);
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .ns-hero-copy .ns-lede {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .ns-proof-panel {
    margin-top: -1.3rem;
  }

  .ns-proof-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .ns-proof-item {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 0.95rem 1rem;
  }

  .ns-proof-item + .ns-proof-item {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
  }

  .ns-tabs-nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .ns-tab-button,
  .ns-tab-button:last-child {
    align-items: center;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ns-border);
    border-left: 4px solid transparent;
    border-right: 0;
    flex-direction: row;
    grid-column: auto;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    min-height: 62px;
    padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .ns-tab-button:hover,
  .ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] {
    border-bottom-color: var(--ns-border);
    border-left-color: var(--ns-gold);
  }

  .ns-tab-number {
    height: 32px;
    width: 32px;
  }

  .ns-tab-title {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .ns-tab-panel {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 1.35rem;
  }

  .ns-process-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .ns-footer-legal-links {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0.25rem;
  }

  .ns-footer-legal-links > span {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* ======================================================================
   Version 1.2.0: semantic SVG icon system
   Replaces the temporary numbered markers without changing page content.
   ====================================================================== */

.ns-proof-item {
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.05rem;
}

.ns-proof-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fffdf8, #f5ecdc);
  border: 1px solid rgba(176, 126, 37, 0.38);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9), 0 7px 18px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.06);
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  height: 50px;
  width: 50px;
}

.ns-proof-icon svg {
  display: block;
  height: 28px;
  overflow: visible;
  width: 28px;
}

.ns-proof-item span:not(.ns-proof-icon) {
  color: var(--ns-slate);
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.ns-tab-icon {
  align-items: center;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #fffdf8, #f7efe2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(176, 126, 37, 0.42);
  border-radius: 13px;
  color: var(--ns-gold-dark);
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  height: 46px;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: background-color 180ms ease, border-color 180ms ease, box-shadow 180ms ease, color 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
  width: 46px;
}

.ns-tab-icon svg {
  display: block;
  height: 27px;
  overflow: visible;
  width: 27px;
}

.ns-tab-button:hover .ns-tab-icon {
  border-color: rgba(176, 126, 37, 0.76);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 18px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.08);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.ns-tab-button[aria-selected="true"] .ns-tab-icon {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--ns-navy), var(--ns-deep-navy));
  border-color: var(--ns-navy);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(7, 27, 49, 0.18);
  color: #e5bd6c;
  transform: none;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .ns-proof-icon {
    border-radius: 12px;
    height: 44px;
    width: 44px;
  }

  .ns-proof-icon svg {
    height: 24px;
    width: 24px;
  }

  .ns-tab-icon {
    border-radius: 11px;
    height: 38px;
    width: 38px;
  }

  .ns-tab-icon svg {
    height: 23px;
    width: 23px;
  }
}