Paul Musselwhite holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Indiana University with a concentration in Finance and Economics and a Law Degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He has been in private practice since 1982. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Musselwhite served in the United States Air Force and thereafter was employed by financial corporations and banks rising to Senior Vice President for Lending at Citizens Bank of Elizabethtown. In addition to his private practice Mr. Musselwhite has served the Hardin Circuit Court as a Domestic Relations Commissioner and for ten years as the Master Commissioner for Hardin County.

Mr. Musselwhite and his wife reside in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. He is the father of eight children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.