Stratford, CT · Est. 2008 · 2026
When the bills start to drown, you call the firm that picks up.
A cinematic 10-act scroll story for a Stratford CT firm — bankruptcy, personal injury, workers' comp, estate. The brief: replace the corporate-template look with a site that feels like the moment a client decides to call. Storm, courthouse, calm.
— I. The architecture
Ten acts. One scroll.
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I
Storm street
Lone figure under rain, firm sign far down the block.
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II
The papers
BILL, NOTICE, SUMMONS blow past the figure.
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III
Approach
Camera pushes in, sign reads ROSENBERG & HITE.
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IV
The door
Figure steps inside — "the moment you decide to call."
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V
Interior
Desk lamp, bookshelves, leather chair silhouette.
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VI
The team
Max Rosenberg, Chris Hite — credentials, est. 2008.
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VII
Practice areas
Four cards — bankruptcy, PI, workers' comp, estate.
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VIII
Results
Stats marquee — 15+ yrs, 200+ five-star, A+ BBB.
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IX
Courthouse rise
Dawn breaks. Papers settle. Columns appear.
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X
Contact
"Let's talk." 203-870-6700.
— II. The brief
A law firm site that doesn't lead with stock smiles.
Most CT law firm sites look like a Squarespace template with a stock photo of a courthouse. Rosenberg & Hite asked for the opposite — a site that respects the weight of the moment a client decides to make the call. So we built a cinematic scroll story instead of a brochure.
The choreography is driven by scroll position, pure requestAnimationFrame, no libraries. Rain intensifies, the sun emerges, papers settle, the courthouse rises. After Act X, the site shifts into editorial-magazine mode: practice grid, stats marquee, real testimonials (Ana B.'s wage garnishment, John O.'s "11:30 PM on a Saturday"), contact section with a giant italic "Let's talk." watermark.
— III. The details
Film grain
SVG turbulence overlay on every layer.
Right-rail dots
Progress dots: Storm → Approach → Clarity → Practice → Voices → Contact.
Theme-switch nav
Transparent over the stage, cream-blur over content, ink-blur at contact.
Type system
Fraunces (display, italic) + Inter Tight (body).
Brass dot
Pulsing beside the phone number — alive.
Cliogrow embed
Real "Book a free 15-minute consultation" — wired.
"They called me back at 11:30 PM on a Saturday. That's the entire reason I tell people about them."
— John O., bankruptcy client
— IV. The build
Cinema without a library.
- Engine
- Pure rAF scroll-driver — no GSAP, no ScrollMagic
- Stage
- 10 stacked layers, position-driven opacity + transform
- Type
- Fraunces + Inter Tight via fonts.bunny.net
- Booking
- Cliogrow embed for the consultation
- Address
- 2051 Main Street, Stratford CT · 203-870-6700
- Compliance
- State Bar disclaimer line in footer