Nadine Ona

Principal

Overview

Nadine Ona is originally from Houston, graduated from Texas Tech, and joined Germer in 2017. While at Tech, she served as editor for the Business & Bankruptcy Law Journal and the Texas Bank Lawyer. She also interned for a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas—Beaumont Division and a justice at the First Court of Appeals in Houston. She has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, a Thompson Reuters publication, in 2025.

Nadine is licensed in Texas and Louisiana, and practices primarily in the areas ofpersonal injury defenseandcivil litigation.

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Employment Law Family Law Insurance Law Personal Injury Defense Premises Liability Transportation and Trucking Litigation

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law, JD
University of St. Thomas, MLA, BA

Recognitions and Honors

Recognized as Top 40 Under 40 Professional in Southeast Texas by the Southeast Texas Young Professional’s Organization for 2022
Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, a Thompson Reuters publication (2025)

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

State Bar of Texas
Louisiana State Bar Association
Jefferson County Bar Association
Texas Young Lawyer’s Association
- Director for Region 7, 2024-2025
- Director for Region 7, 2023-2024
Jefferson County Young Lawyer’s Association
- Secretary, 2022-2023
- Treasurer, 2021-2022
- Director, 2020-2021
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Asian American Bar Association of Houston
Past Chair of the Annual Region V Mock Trial Tournament
Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
Michelle F. Mehaffy Inn of Court
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Southwest Louisiana Bar Association

Civic Involvement

Junior League of Beaumont
- Treasurer, 2024-2025
- Treasurer-Elect, 2023-2024
- Main Street Market Business Manager, 2022-2023
- Spinnings Chair, 2021-2022
- Spinnings Co-Chair, 2020-2021
- Provisional Member, 2019-2020