*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  :root {
    --cream: #EDE9E1; --cream-light: #F5F2EC; --cream-deep: #E5DFD3; --charcoal: #2C2C2A;
    --charcoal-mid: #4a4a47; --charcoal-light: #7a7a76;
    --white: #ffffff; --border: #C8C4BA; --green: #4a7c6a;
  }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body { font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; background: var(--cream-light); color: var(--charcoal); line-height: 1.7; }
  
  nav { position: sticky; top: 0; background: rgba(237,233,225,0.97); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); z-index: 100; padding: 0 5%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 72px; }
  .logo { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; line-height: 1; user-select: none; text-decoration: none; }
  .logo-rule { width: 100%; height: 1.5px; background: var(--charcoal); }
  .logo-plutus { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--charcoal); padding: 2px 6px 0; }
  .logo-sub { font-weight: 300; font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: 0.28em; color: var(--charcoal-light); text-transform: uppercase; padding: 1px 6px 3px; }
  .nav-links { display: flex; gap: 28px; list-style: none; align-items: center; }
  .nav-links a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.07em; text-transform: uppercase; }
  .nav-cta { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream) !important; padding: 9px 18px; border-radius: 2px; }
  
  .hero { padding: 124px 5% 72px; background: var(--cream-light); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .hero-inner { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .hero-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 72px; align-items: center; max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 52px 0 72px; }
  .stats-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 36px; box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(44,44,42,0.06); }
  .stat-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ECEAE3; }
  .stat-value { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 700; }
  .stat-value.ok { color: #3a6b4a; font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; }
  
  .eyebrow { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--charcoal-light); margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .eyebrow span { width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--charcoal-light); display: block; }
  h1, h2, h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; color: var(--charcoal); line-height: 1.15; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 58px); max-width: 820px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .hero p { font-size: 16px; color: var(--charcoal-mid); max-width: 670px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 34px; line-height: 1.65; }
  .btn-primary { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream-light); padding: 14px 28px; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.09em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; }
  
  .section { padding: 72px 5% !important; }
  .section-inner { max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .section-top { max-width: 720px; margin-bottom: 34px; }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); margin-bottom: 12px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
  .section-desc { color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; max-width: 650px; line-height: 1.65; }
  
  .local-trust-bar { background: var(--charcoal); padding: 18px 5%; display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 34px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .local-trust-item { color: var(--cream-light); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 300; }
  .local-trust-item::before { content: "✓"; color: var(--green); font-weight: 700; margin-right: 8px; }
  
  .local-stat-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
  .local-stat { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 20px 18px; }
  .local-stat strong { display: block; font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 24px; color: var(--charcoal); margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .local-stat span { color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.55; }
  
  .local-service-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; margin-top: 32px; }
  .local-copy-panel { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 32px 28px !important; }
  .local-copy-panel h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .local-copy-panel p { color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.75; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .local-list-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 12px; list-style: none; margin: 24px 0 0 0 !important; }
  .local-list-grid li { border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--cream-light); padding: 13px 16px; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 300; }
  .cream { background: var(--cream-deep); border-top: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  
  .how-steps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-left: 1px solid var(--border); border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin-top: 32px; }
  .how-step { background: var(--white); border-right: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 36px 30px; }
  .how-step-icon { font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .how-step-num { font-size: 11px; color: var(--charcoal-light); letter-spacing: 0.05em; margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .how-step h3 { font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .how-step p { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-weight: 300; }

  .pricing-options-grid-3 { display: grid !important; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important; max-width: 1080px !important; width: 100% !important; border: 1px solid var(--border) !important; margin-top: 36px !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
  .pricing-card-clean { padding: 44px 32px; background: var(--white); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .pricing-options-grid-3 .pricing-card-clean + .pricing-card-clean { border-left: 1px solid var(--border) !important; }
  .pricing-price-clean { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 25px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--charcoal); margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .pricing-price-clean span { font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 300; color: var(--charcoal-light); }
  .mtm-badge-clean { font-size: 11px; color: var(--green); font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 24px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }
  .pricing-divider-clean { width: 100%; height: 1px; background: var(--border); margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .feature-list-clean { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 0; }
  .feature-list-clean li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-weight: 300; }
  .check-box-clean { color: var(--green); font-weight: bold; }
  .pricing-note-clean { font-size: 11px; color: var(--charcoal-light); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 24px; min-height: 38px; }
  .pricing-cta-clean { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 13px 20px; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 400; border: 1px solid var(--charcoal); color: var(--charcoal); border-radius: 2px; }
  .pricing-cta-clean:hover { background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream-light); }

  .neighborhood-grid-premium { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 12px; margin-top: 24px; }
  .neighborhood-grid-premium span { border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--white); padding: 12px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; text-align: center; color: var(--charcoal-mid); border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.02); }
  .bio-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr; gap: 42px; margin-top: 32px; align-items: start; }
  .bio-img-container { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 12px; }
  .local-faq { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin-top: 28px; }
  .local-faq-item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 20px 0; }
  .local-faq-item h3 { font-size: 17px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .local-faq-item p { color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.7; }
  .privacy-card { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 42px; }
  h2 { font-size: 24px; margin: 38px 0 14px; font-weight: 700; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-deep); padding-bottom: 8px; }
  h2:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
  ul { margin: 14px 0 22px 24px; list-style-type: square; color: var(--charcoal-mid); }
  li { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 300; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .updated-tag { font-size: 12px; color: var(--charcoal-light); font-weight: 400; margin-top: 42px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; }

  .hero-clean-fixed { padding: 124px 5% 72px; background: var(--cream-light); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); border-left: 1px solid var(--border); border-top: 1px solid var(--border); margin-top: 32px; }
  .card { background: var(--white); border-right: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 34px 30px; }

  .services-grid-clean { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 32px; }
  .service-card-clean { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 36px 30px; border-radius: 2px; }
  .service-card-clean h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 12px; font-weight: 700; }
  .service-card-clean p { color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.65; font-weight: 300; }

  footer { background: var(--charcoal); padding: 56px 5% 32px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(237,233,225,0.07); }
  .footer-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 34px; padding-bottom: 30px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(237,233,225,0.08); max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .footer-logo { display: inline-flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .footer-logo .flr { width: 100%; height: 1px; background: var(--cream); }
  .footer-logo .fp { font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--cream); padding: 2px 4px 0; }
  .footer-logo .fs { font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 300; font-size: 6.5px; letter-spacing: 0.28em; color: rgba(237,233,225,0.55); text-transform: uppercase; padding-bottom: 2px; }
  .footer-tagline { font-size: 12px; color: rgba(237,233,225,0.75); font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .footer-nap { font-size: 12px; color: rgba(237,233,225,0.7); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.9; }
  .footer-col-title { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(237,233,225,0.6); margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 11px; color: rgba(237,233,225,0.6); max-width: 1200px; margin: 24px auto 0; }
  .mobile-menu-toggle { display: none; background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 9px 12px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--charcoal); cursor: pointer; }
  .mobile-menu { display: none; position: fixed; top: 72px; left: 0; right: 0; background: rgba(245,242,236,0.98); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); z-index: 99; padding: 18px 5% 22px; }
  .mobile-menu.open { display: block; }
  .mobile-menu a { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: var(--charcoal); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.09em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 13px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .mobile-menu .mobile-menu-cta { margin-top: 12px; background: var(--charcoal); color: var(--cream-light); text-align: center; padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: none; }
  
  .nav-dropdown { position: relative; display: inline-block; }
  .dropdown-menu { 
    display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
    min-width: 230px; background: #FFFFFF !important; border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 10px 0; 
    z-index: 9999 !important; box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(44,44,42,0.12) !important; border-radius: 2px;
  }
  .dropdown-menu a { 
    display: block !important; padding: 10px 20px !important; white-space: nowrap; color: var(--charcoal) !important; 
    text-decoration: none !important; font-size: 13px !important; text-transform: none !important; letter-spacing: 0.02em !important;
  }
  .dropdown-menu a:hover { background: var(--cream-light) !important; }
  .nav-dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu { display: block !important; }
  
  /* FIX: Explicitly strip visited browser styles from mutating the certified badge text color fields */
  footer .footer-inner a, 
  footer .footer-inner a:link, 
  footer .footer-inner a:visited, 
  footer .footer-inner a:active,
  footer .footer-inner a:hover {
    text-decoration: none !important;
  }
  
  .footer-social-icons a,
  .footer-social-icons a:link,
  .footer-social-icons a:visited,
  .footer-social-icons a:active,
  .footer-social-icons a:hover {
    color: inherit !important;
    text-decoration: none !important;
  }

  footer .footer-links a, footer .footer-links a:link, footer .footer-links a:visited, footer .footer-nap a, footer .footer-nap a:link, footer .footer-nap a:visited, .location-text a, .location-text a:link, .location-text a:visited { color: rgba(237, 233, 225, 0.8) !important; text-decoration: none !important; }
  footer .footer-links a:hover, footer .footer-nap a:hover, .location-text a:hover { color: #EDE9E1 !important; text-decoration: underline !important; }
  .footer-links { list-style: none !important; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px !important; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
  .footer-links li { list-style-type: none !important; }

  @media (max-width: 950px) {
    .hero, .hero-split, .local-service-split, .bio-grid, .local-stat-grid, .how-steps, .pricing-options-grid-3, .services-grid, .services-grid-clean { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
    .pricing-options-grid-3 .pricing-card-clean + .pricing-card-clean { border-left: none !important; border-top: 1px solid var(--border) !important; }
    .local-list-grid, .neighborhood-grid-premium { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; gap: 12px !important; }
    footer .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr !important; }
    .nav-links { display: none; }
    .mobile-menu-toggle { display: inline-block; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 600px) { footer .footer-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; } .neighborhood-grid-premium { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; } }

  nav { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; }

  .content-grid-3, .proof-grid, .case-grid, .faq-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
  .content-card, .proof-card, .case-card, .faq-item { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--border); padding: 28px; border-radius: 2px; }
  .cream .content-card, .cream .proof-card, .cream .case-card, .cream .faq-item { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.62); }
  .content-card h3, .proof-card h3, .case-card h3, .faq-item h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 18px; }
  .content-card p, .proof-card p, .case-card p, .faq-item p { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-mid); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.72; }
  .case-card .case-label { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--green); margin-bottom: 12px; font-weight: 600; }
  .case-card ul, .detail-list { margin: 14px 0 0; padding-left: 20px; color: var(--charcoal-mid); line-height: 1.75; }
  .section-cta-row { margin-top: 30px; display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .text-link { color: var(--charcoal); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--green); padding-bottom: 3px; }
  .trust-note { margin-top: 24px; padding: 18px 22px; border-left: 3px solid var(--green); background: rgba(74,124,106,.08); color: var(--charcoal-mid); line-height: 1.7; }
  .two-column-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 54px; align-items: start; }
  .two-column-copy h2 { margin-top: 0; }
  .credential-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
  .credential-list li { padding: 12px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); color: var(--charcoal-mid); }
  .credential-list strong { color: var(--charcoal); display: block; margin-bottom: 3px; }
  .quote-placeholder { display:none; }
  @media (max-width: 900px) { .content-grid-3, .proof-grid, .case-grid, .faq-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } .two-column-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; } }
  @media (max-width: 600px) { .content-grid-3, .proof-grid, .case-grid, .faq-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }


/* Performance and rendering safeguards */
img { max-width: 100%; }
.bio-img-container picture { display: block; }
.bio-img-container img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 2px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}