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.elementor-heading-title{font-size:1.2em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-68fdf08{--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:0px;--padding-right:0px;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-b55b8b7 .ue_post_grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(1, minmax(0, 1fr));}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2a77bbdc{--content-width:320px;--e-con-grid-template-columns:repeat(1, 1fr);--grid-auto-flow:row;--padding-top:4em;--padding-bottom:0em;--padding-left:0em;--padding-right:0em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9d63a5e{width:var( --container-widget-width, 320px );max-width:320px;--container-widget-width:320px;--container-widget-flex-grow:0;text-align:center;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9d63a5e > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0em 0em 1em 0em;padding:0em 0em 0em 0em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-9d63a5e .elementor-heading-title{font-size:2em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-60edafaa.elementor-element{--order:99999 /* order end hack */;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-60edafaa img{width:100%;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-6f07c925{--width:320px;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d0b2a1a{width:100%;max-width:100%;text-align:center;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d0b2a1a .elementor-heading-title{font-size:1em;line-height:1.6em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8798f15{width:100%;max-width:100%;text-align:center;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-8798f15 .elementor-heading-title{font-size:1em;line-height:1.6em;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5038784.elementor-element{--align-self:center;}.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-5038784 .elementor-button{font-size:0.8rem;padding:1.2em 0.9em 1.2em 0.9em;}}/* Start custom CSS */.types-cases_box-image2 .elementskit-box-header.image-box-img-center img {
  width: 313px;         /* Sets the maximum width */
  height: 206px;        /* Sets the maximum height */
  object-fit: cover;    /* Automatically crops the image */
  object-position: center; /* Keeps the focus at the center */
  border-radius: 10px;  /* Adds rounded corners */
  display: block;
}

.types-cases_box-image2 {
  position: relative; /* Required to position the pseudo-element */
}

.types-cases_box-image2::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 10em; /* Adjust the width as needed */
  height: 4px; /* Height of the orange bar */
  background-color: #FF5A1F; /* Orange color */
  border-radius: 2px; /* Slightly rounded edges */
}

.icon-box_details p.elementor-icon-box-description {
  font-size: 1.8rem!imortant;
  line-height: 1.8em !important;
  z-index: 4;
}

.icon-box_details h3.elementor-icon-box-title {
  font-size: 1.8rem !important;
  line-height: 1.4em !important;
}

.icon-box_details .elementor-icon-box-icon {
  margin-left: -3em !important;
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .icon-box_details .elementor-icon-box-icon {
    margin-left: 0 !important;
    margin-top: -3em !important;
  }

  .icon-box_details p.elementor-icon-box-description {
    font-size: 1rem !important;
  }

  .icon-box_details h3.elementor-icon-box-title {
    font-size: 1.4rem !important;
  }
}

.case-card_box {
  border-radius: 1em;
  overflow: hidden;
}

img {
  user-select: none;
  -webkit-user-drag: none;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -moz-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
  pointer-events: auto; 
}

body, html {
overflow-x: hidden !important;
}


@media (max-width: 786px){
body, html {
overflow-x: hidden!important;
}
}

/* Apply styles only to the targeted section (communities_article-blog) */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Force aspect ratio 9:16 on images */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__thumbnail img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* Add a dark gradient overlay at the bottom of the image */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__thumbnail {
  position: relative;
}

.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__thumbnail::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 60%;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), transparent);
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Position the title over the image */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__title {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 4em;
  left: 2em;
  right: 2em;
  z-index: 2;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-family: helvetica neue;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  background: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__title a {
  color: #fff !important;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* Remove white background and spacing from post text */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__text {
  background: transparent !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin-top: -5em !important;
  border: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}
/* Reposition "Read More" inside the image area */
.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__read-more-wrapper {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 8px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__read-more {
  color: #fff !important;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: underline;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding-left: 0.8em;
  padding-top: 2em!important;
}
/* Target the blog post thumbnail images inside ElementsKit blog widget */
.elementskit-entry-thumb img {
  width: 100%;                 /* Ensure image stretches to container width */
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;         /* Force consistent aspect ratio across all */
  object-fit: cover;           /* Crop image to fill container without distortion */
  object-position: center;     /* Keep the focal point centered */
  height: auto;                /* Let height be calculated by aspect-ratio */
  border-radius: 10px;         /* Optional: keep rounded corners consistent */
  display: block;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .elementor-1747 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0a03a70 .elementor-post__title {
    font-size: 0.9rem !important;
    line-height: 1.4 !important;
  }
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start Custom Fonts CSS */@font-face {
	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 100;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Light.eot');
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Light.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Light.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Light.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Medium.eot');
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Medium.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Medium.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Medium.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';
	font-style: normal;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Bold.eot');
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Bold.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Bold.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-Bold.woff') format('woff');
}
@font-face {
	font-family: 'Helvetica Neue';
	font-style: italic;
	font-weight: 100;
	font-display: auto;
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-LightItalic.eot');
	src: url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-LightItalic.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-LightItalic.woff2') format('woff2'),
		url('https://eeplaw.com/wp-content/uploads/HelveticaNeue-LightItalic.woff') format('woff');
}
/* End Custom Fonts CSS */