body { 

	margin:0; padding:0;

	font-size: 12px;

	font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;

	color:#222222;

	background:#b4b899 url(/site_images/body_bg2.gif) repeat-x;
	
	
}	



#header { 

	height:134px;


	margin:0px auto;

	background:url(/site_images/header_bg.gif) top right no-repeat;

	position:relative;

}

#header h1 { 

	margin:0 0 0 10px; padding:0;

	width:200px; height:99px;

	position:absolute;

	top:0; left:0;
	
	background:url(/site_images/hausfeld.gif) top left no-repeat;
	
	text-indent:-9999px;

}

#header h4 { 

	position:absolute;

	left:10px; bottom:8px;

	color:#ffffff !important;
	
	font-size:16px;

}

#topnav { 

	position:absolute;

	left:0; top:99px;

	margin:0; padding:0;

	list-style-type:none;
	
	z-index:10000;

}

#topnav li { 

	display:block;

	float:left;

	position:relative;

	z-index:10000;

}

#topnav li a.mainlink { 

	display:block;

	height:35px;

	text-indent:-9999px;

	outline:none;

}



.nav_about a.mainlink { 

	width:95px; background:url(/site_images/nav_about.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_practice a.mainlink { 

	width:132px; background:url(/site_images/nav_practice.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_lawyers a.mainlink { 

	width:88px; background:url(/site_images/nav_lawyers.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_europe a.mainlink { 

	width:81px; background:url(/site_images/nav_europe.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_infocenter a.mainlink { 

	width:114px; background:url(/site_images/nav_infocenter.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_offices a.mainlink { 

	width:85px; background:url(/site_images/nav_offices.gif) top left no-repeat;

}

.nav_contact a.mainlink { 

	width:94px; background:url(/site_images/nav_contact.gif) top left;

}



#topnav li:hover a.mainlink, #topnav li a.mainlink:hover, #topnav li a.active { background-position: left -35px; }




.menu { 

	display:none;

	position:absolute;

	left:0; top:35px;

	background:url(/site_images/menu_bg.png);

	padding:10px 12px;

	border-bottom:5px solid #004050;
	border-left:1px solid #666666;
	border-right:1px solid #666666;

}

	* html .menu {

		background: #515648;

	}

	

#topnav li:hover .menu, #topnav li.over .menu { 

	display:block;

}



.sub_nav { 

	margin:0; padding:0;

}

.sub_nav li { 

	display:block;

	clear:both;

}

.sub_nav a, .sub_nav a:visited { 

	width:120px;

	display:block;

	padding:3px 6px;

	margin-bottom:2px;

	color:white;

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

}

.sub_nav a:hover { 

	background:#72776a;

	text-decoration:none;

}











#content { 

	margin:0px auto;

	padding:20px;

	border-left:5px solid #c3c6ad;

	border-right:5px solid #c3c6ad;

	background:#f8f8f5;
	
	min-height:380px;

}

#maincontent { 

}

#sidebar { 

	padding:30px 15px 10px 15px;

	width:270px;

	float:left;

	color:white;

	background: url(/site_images/sidebar_bg.gif) top left no-repeat;

}



#maincontent.home, #sidebar.home { 

	background:none;

}



#maincontent.home { 

	width:630px;

	padding:11px 5px 10px 15px;

}





#footer_wrapper { 

	background:#8b9773; /* url(/site_images/footer_bg.gif) top center no-repeat; */

	height:58px;

	overflow:hidden;

}

#footer { 

	margin:10px;

	position:relative;

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

	text-transform:uppercase;
	
	z-index:5;

}

#footer_links_wrapper { 

	position:absolute;

	left:0; top:0;

	color:#dedede;
}

#footer_links { 

	margin:0; padding:0;

	list-style-type:none;

}

#footer_links li { 

	float:left;

	display:block;
	
	line-height:normal;

}

#footer_links_wrapper li a, #footer_links_wrapper li a:visited { 

	display:block;

	margin-right:20px;
}
#footer_links_wrapper a, #footer_links_wrapper a:visited { 


	color:#FFFFFF;


	text-decoration:none;

}

#footer_links li a:hover, #footer_copyright a:hover { 

	text-decoration:underline;

}

#footer_copyright { 

	position:absolute; 

	top:0; right:0;

	color:#dedede;

	text-align:right;

}

#footer_copyright a, #footer_copyright a:visited { 

	color:#aab398;

	text-decoration:none;

}



/* headings and paragraphs */



#maincontent h1 { 

	color:#004050;

	font-size:18px;

	font-weight:bold;

	margin:0 0 3px 0; padding:0;

}



h2 { 

	color:white;

	margin:4px 0 25px 0; padding:0;

	font-size:25px;

	text-transform:uppercase;

	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-weight:normal;	

	letter-spacing:-2;

}

h3 { 

	color:#004050;

	margin:0; padding:0;

	display:block;

	font-size:18px;

	text-transform:uppercase;

	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-weight:normal;	

	background:url(/site_images/h3_underline.gif) bottom left repeat-x;

}

#sidebar h3 { 

	background:url(/site_images/sidebar_h3_underline.gif) bottom left repeat-x;

}



#sidebar h3, #sidebar h4, #sidebar h4 a, #sidebar h4 a:visited { 

	color:#ffffff; text-decoration:none;

}

#sidebar h4 a:hover { 

	text-decoration:underline;

}



h4 { 

	margin:0; padding:0;

}



p { 

	line-height:1.6em;

}

#sidebar p {

	color:#f8f8f5;

}



a, a:visited { 

	color:#004050;

	text-decoration:none;

}

a:hover { 

	text-decoration:underline;

}


#sidebar a, #sidebar a:visited { 

	color:#f5f5f5;

}

#sidebar a:hover { 

	color:#ffffff;

}



/* Misc */



.home_image { 

	border:none;

	padding-bottom:14px;

	background:url(/site_images/home_shadow.gif) bottom left no-repeat;

}

.border { 

	height:1px;

	border-top:1px solid silver;

	clear:both;

	

}

.clearfix { 

	clear:both;

}



li { 
	line-height:18px;
}

.big-list, .small-list { 

	margin:0; padding:0 0 0 15px;

	list-style-image:url(/site_images/bullet.gif);

}

.big-list { 

	font-size:15px;

	font-weight:bold;

}

.big-list li { 

	margin:8px 0;

}

.small-list li { 

	margin:15px 0;

}



.box { 

	width:270px; 

	float:left;

	margin-bottom:20px;

}

.box p { 

	margin-top:10px;

}

#maincontent.home .box { 

	margin-right:45px;

}

#sidebar.home { 

	padding-top:10px;

}



.news-item { 

	margin-top:10px;

	margin-bottom:20px;

	clear:both;

}

.news-item img, .news-detail { 

	border:1px solid #666666;

	float:right;

	margin-left:10px;

	margin-bottom:10px;

}

.photobox { 

	float:left;

	margin-right:10px;

	margin-bottom:10px;

}

.photobox img { 

	display:block;

	clear:both;

	margin-top:13px;

	border:1px solid #666666;

}

.photobox .caption { 

	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	color:#666666;

	font-size:10px;

}

#sidebar .news-item img { 

	border:1px solid #bbbbbb;

}

.subtitle { 

	font-size:14px;

	font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-weight:bold;

	display:block;

	color:#111111;

}

.morelink, .backlink, .morelink:visited, .backlink:visited { 

	display:block;

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

	margin:5px 0 10px 0;

	color:#004050;

	text-decoration:none;

}



.subinfo { 

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

	margin:5px 0 10px 0;

	color:#111111;

	text-decoration:none;

}

.subinfo a { 

	font-weight:bold;

}



.sharelinks a, .sharelinks a:visited { 

	color:#666666;

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	padding-left:19px;

	margin-right:15px;

}

.sharelinks a.email { background:url(/site_images/share_email.gif) left 2px no-repeat; }

.sharelinks a.print { background:url(/site_images/share_print.gif) left 2px no-repeat; }



.morelink:hover, .backlink:hover { 

	text-decoration:underline;

}

#sidebar .morelink, #sidebar .morelink:visited { 

	color:#bbbbbb;

}



.byline, .date { 

	color:#666666;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:12px;

	display:block;

}

.date { 

	font-size:11px;

}



#sidebar .date { 

	color:#bbbbbb;

}



.float-right { 

	float:right;

}





.paging strong { 

	border:1px solid #666666;

	padding:5px 8px;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	background:#e3e3e3;

	color:#111111;

	margin-right:4px;

}

.paging a, .paging a:visited { 

	border:1px solid #666666;

	padding:5px 8px;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	background:#004050;

	color:#ffffff;

	margin-right:4px;

}

.paging a:hover { 

	background:#116d84;

}





.sort { 

	margin:10px 0;

	display:block; 

	height:25px;


}



.dropdown { 

	margin:0px 15px 0 0;

	display:block;

	float:left;

	font-size:11px;

	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	color:white;

	padding:3px 8px;

	height:16px;

	width:150px;

	color:#ffffff;

	z-index:0;	

}

.dropdown ul { 

	display:none;

	position:relative;

	left:-8px; top:3px;

	list-style-type:none;
	
	margin:0; padding:0;
	width:166px;

	

}

.dropdown:hover ul, .dropdown.over ul { 

	display:block;

	margin:0; padding:0;

}

.dropdown li a { 

	display:block;

	padding:5px 8px;

	width:150px;

	color:white;

}

.dropdown li a:hover { 

	text-decoration:none;

}



.sort-practicearea { 

	background: #004050 url(/site_images/dropdown_blue_arrow.gif) 140px 7px no-repeat;

}

.sort-practicearea ul { 

	background: #326571;

}

.sort-practicearea a:hover { 

	background: #5c93a0;

}

.sort-date { 

	background: #636655 url(/site_images/dropdown_gray_arrow.gif) 140px 7px no-repeat;

}

.sort-date ul { 

	background: #818375;

}

.sort-date a:hover { 

	background:#a1a29a;

}









/* form info */











.form_data { 

	width:100%;

}

.qcol, .acol { 

	padding:8px 0;

}

.qcol { 

	width:150px;

}


.dualcol { 
	width:445px !important;
	font-size:10px;
	font-family:'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.textinput, .textareainput { 

	border:1px solid #8e8e8e;

	width:275px;

	padding:2px;

	color:#555555;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

}

.textinput { 

	background:url(/site_images/text_bg.gif) top left repeat-x;

}



.textareainput { 

	background:url(/site_images/textarea_bg.gif) top left repeat-x;

}



.formsubmit { 

	border:1px solid #666666;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

	text-transform:uppercase;

	padding:3px 8px;

	background:#8b9773;

	width:429px;

	color:#ffffff;

	float:left;

}


.registeremail { 
	width:60%; margin-right:10px;
float:left;
border:1px solid #555555;
}
.registerbutton { 
	width:20%; text-align:center; float:left;
padding:1px;
border:1px solid #555555;
}



#searchbox { 

	position:absolute;

	right:8px; bottom:8px;

	margin:0; padding:0;

}



#searchbox label { 

	display:none;

}



.searchfield { 

	width:180px;

	background:url(/site_images/text_bg.gif) top left repeat-x;

	height:14px;

	padding:1px 4px;

	border:1px solid #4e5043;

	margin:0 0 0 0;

	overflow:hidden;

	color:#555555;

	font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

	font-size:11px;

	position:absolute; right:52px; bottom:0;

}

.searchbutton { 

	position:absolute; right:0; bottom:0;

}





/* IMAGE BANK */



.imagebank-item { 

	clear:both;

	height:90px;

	border-bottom:1px solid silver;

	padding:10px;

}

.imagebank-item a img { 

	float:left;

	margin-right:15px;

	margin-bottom:10px;

	border:1px solid #4e5043;

}





.rss_ul { 
   padding:0;
   margin:0; 
   list-style-type:none;
}

.rss_ul li a { 
padding:1px 0 6px 22px;
background:url(/site_images/rss.jpg) no-repeat;
margin:0 0 2px 10px;
display:block;
}


.privacy ul, .privacy ol { 	
	line-height:18px;
	
}