About the Musselwhite Meinhart Staples & Hafley Law Firm in Elizabethtown and Radcliff

Since 1982, our local law firm has helped individuals and families in Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Hardin County and across Central Kentucky to protect their rights, assets and future. Our full-service firm is committed to guiding you and your family through the legal process with all of your legal needs. Our lawyers have more than 100 years of combined legal experience, handling bankruptcypersonal injuryfamily lawcriminal defenseestate planningprobate, and Social Security Disability issues in Kentucky. We are passionate about serving our community, and we know what it takes to help our clients find a resolution that works for them.

A Local Kentucky Law Firm Committed to You

Our Kentucky law firm is dedicated to helping our community, which always comes down to individual needs. We know that your life may change due to your legal issues, and we will guide you through your case every step of the way. Our goal is to help you plan for a better future. We do this by getting to know you. Our firm’s philosophy is simple: We are here to help you by providing honest and thorough advice to protect you, your family and your future.

Our Attorneys

Paul-MusselwhitePaul Musselwhite 
mmslaw1@bbtel.com

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, plus numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.


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Carol Blakeley Meinhart 
mmslaw1@bbtel.com

Carol Meinhart holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Louisville in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy and a Law Degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. She has been in private practice since 1987, and she has been the Public Administrator in Hardin County for over twenty years. Before becoming a partner with the firm of Musselwhite, Meinhart & Staples, PSC, she was employed with Greenbaum & Treitz in Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. Meinhart and her husband reside in Elizabethtown, Kentucky along with their son.


Kimberly-L.-Staples.-StaplesKimberly L. Staples 
mmslaw@bbtel.com

Kimberly Staples holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University with a concentration in Accounting. She earned her law degree in 1998 from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and has been in private practice since that time. Ms. Staples is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association – Bankruptcy Division, and Hardin County Bar Association. In addition, Ms. Staples served on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Strategic Planning Committee for the Western District of Kentucky, and is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. To date, Ms. Staples has obtained the largest personal injury settlement in our firm’s history. She has also worked with students in Jefferson and Hardin County, participating in Teen Court and the C.A.R.E. program which helps educate young adults on issues related to credit attainment and financial planning. In her spare time, Ms. Staples is an avid runner and swimmer but most often can be found spending time with her three grandchildren.


James801James D. Hafley
jhafley@bbtel.com

James Hafley, the newest partner addeed to the firm of Musselwhite, Meinhart, Staples and Hafley, holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Louisville in Music Education, and a Law Degree from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. Prior to joining Musselwhite, Meinhart & Staples, he had extensive criminal law defense experience ranging from misdemeanor offenses to Class A felonies. He was an Assistant Public Advocate in Hardin County, Breckinridge County, Meade County, and Grayson County.

During law school, Mr. Hafley was the recipient of numerous awards and held several offices including Vice-President of the Moot Court Board, and Secretary of the Student Bar Association. Academic awards included recognition as a Greenbaum Fellow, Miller Scholar, Barbri Fellow, and other recognitions of academic excellence.

Mr. Hafley is married with two daughters. He is a lifelong resident of Kentucky, born and raised in Marion County, Kentucky where his family still resides. He attended high school in Lebanon, Kentucky.