Learning to Advocate Early
Rachael began her career as an assistant prosecuting attorney after graduating from WVU College of Law, where she received the honor of Order of the Barristers.
Rachael Carrico
A Career Built Around Helping People Through Difficult Decisions
Rachael Carrico's legal career has taken her from the prosecutor's office to trial work, family law, advocacy for children, and eventually to representing older adults and other protected people.
That experience shaped the way she approaches Good Grief Law today. Legal issues involving aging rarely happen in isolation. They affect families, finances, homes, care, independence, and some of the most personal decisions people ever make.
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A Career Spent
Standing Up for People
More than 25 years representing victims and vulnerable people, with real family circumstances at the center of the work.
Years of Trial and Client Experience
She later practiced personal injury law and developed significant courtroom experience early in her career.
Families, Children, and Protected Adults
Rachael's work expanded into family law, including representing children, and later into representing elderly people and other protected adults.
The Approach Behind Good Grief Law
Over time, those experiences reinforced something important: the legal issue is often only one part of the problem. Families may also be dealing with health changes, housing, finances, care decisions, property, and relationships at the same time.
Good Grief Law was built around looking at that bigger picture.
Why Independence Matters
One of the biggest concerns people have as they age is losing their independence.
Good planning can help protect who makes decisions for you, how your property is handled, what happens if your care needs change, and how much responsibility falls on your family.
Rachael's goal is not simply to hand clients a set of documents. It is to help them understand their options and put a plan in place that reflects how they actually want to live.
Good Grief Law looks at more than the legal document in front of you. Aging, housing, finances, family relationships, care needs, and future decisions often overlap. Rachael's approach is to understand the whole situation first, then help build a legal plan that fits the life you are actually living.
When it makes sense, Good Grief Law can also coordinate with the financial planners, insurance professionals, accountants, real estate professionals, and other trusted advisers already involved in your life. The goal is not to make legal decisions in isolation, but to help the different pieces of your plan work together.
See how this fits your situationRooted in South Charleston
Good Grief Law is based in South Charleston and works with families facing decisions that are deeply personal and often very local.
Talk With Good Grief Law About Your Situation
Every family and every situation is different. Call the office to make an appointment, or send an inquiry through the website if that is more convenient.