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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: TERRANCE EARL MCNABB, BPR #002592
CONTACT: TIFFANY D. TANT-SHAFER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 18, 2025
CHEATHAM COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On September 18, 2025, Terrance Earl McNabb, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In April 2024, Mr. McNabb was hired to file a child custody modification with the Robertson County
Juvenile Court. In his representation of a client in Juvenile Court, Terrance McNabb failed to assert multiple
constitutional claims that by law may have resulted in the temporary order being thrown out based on lack of
service and lack of validity past 72-hours allowed for an ex parte order. Mr. McNabb also failed to raise a claim
for failure to prosecute and for fatherâs lack of parentage being established, which under Tennessee law could
have resulted in an immediate return of custody to his client. Mr. McNabbâs failure to assert these various claims
and defenses resulted in lost opportunity for his client, as once he filed the petition to modify, the court treated it
as a counter-petition to the 2021 petition. Mr. McNabbâs actions also resulted in financial harm to his client who
paid an unnecessary filing fee and additional attorney fees to a second attorney to address Mr. McNabbâs errors.
By these acts, Mr. McNabb has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence),
1.4(a) (communication), and 8.4(d) (misconduct), and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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