He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from APSU and his doctorate of jurisprudence in 1983 from the Nashville School of Law. He is active in the First Baptist Church, Gideons International and Fountain Gate Ministries. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Association of Trial Lawyers of America and Montgomery County Bar Association. He and his wife, Rhonda, have three children, Kevin Jr., 18, Kenny, 14 and Kaitlyn, 11.