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Carolyn A. White

Managing Partner

carolyn@midlolaw.com

Carolyn White is managing partner at Midlothian Estate & Elder Law, where her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and administration of trusts and wills, long-term care planning, and elder law. She is certified by the Virginia Supreme Court to serve as guardian ad litem for incapacitated adults, and she is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. 

An AV-rated attorney, Carolyn was selected by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as a Leader in the Law for the 2023 class. She is a past president of both the Richmond Bar Association and the Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association and a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation. Carolyn received the Richmond Bar Association’s John C. Kenny Pro Bono Award in 2021 and participates actively with VCU’s Medical-Legal Partnership and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of CancerLINC. She also serves on the Powhatan Board of Zoning Appeals. 

Education

  • J.D., University of Richmond (1993)
    Order of the Barristers, Moot Court Board Member, Associate Editor of the Law Review
  • B.A., University of Virginia (1989)

Experience

  • Midlothian Estate & Elder Law (and predecessor firms), Managing Partner (2005 – present), Partner (2002 – present), Associate (1994 – 2001)
  • Rodney Sager & Associates, Litigation Attorney (1993 – 1994)

Admissions and Certifications

  • Virginia Supreme Court (admitted 1993)
  • Virginia State Bar (admitted 1993)
  • Certified guardian ad litem for incapacitated adults (1998 – present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (admitted 1993)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (admitted 2007)
  • National Association of Securities Dealers, Series 65 (certified 2005)

Honors

  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly Leaders in the Law List (2023)
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Elder Law, Trusts and Estates (2021-2024)
  • Selected to the Virginia Super Lawyers list in the Elder Law (2012-2023) and Estate Planning & Probate (2012-2021) categories
  • Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite,” Taxes/Estates/Trusts and Elder Law categories (2016-2023)
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation
  • Influential Women of Virginia, awarded by Virginia Lawyers Media (2012)

Professional Associations

  • Virginia State Bar
  • Bar Association of the City of Richmond (1993-present), President (2007-2008), Board of Directors (1999-2009)
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) (2004-present)
  • Virginia Chapter of National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA) (2004-present)
  • Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association (1993-present), President (2002-2003)
  • Henrico County Bar Association (1993-present)
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Powhatan County Board of Zoning Appeals
  • District 4 Representative (2009-2012)
  • District 5 Representative (2012-2019, 2019-2024), Chair, 2018-2020
  • The Rotary Club of Powhatan (2011-present)
  • Powhatan Education Foundation (2014-present), President (2016-present), Secretary (2015-2016)
  • Powhatan County Crime Solvers, Inc. (2014-present)
  • CancerLINC Volunteer referral attorney (2000-present), Board member (2023-2026)
  • Gwathmey Jeffress Memorial Trusts, Allocations Committee Member (2009-2012)
  • Powhatan High School Band Boosters (2008-2017)
  • Powhatan County Public Schools Gifted Advisory Committee (2002-2014), Chair (2004-2006)
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