Nadeen has also served as appellate counsel and second chair in numerous trials, working closely with trial teams on jury charge conferences, dispositive motions, and issue preservation. In one notable matter, she successfully obtained rehearing in an intermediate appellate court—resulting in the reversal of an adverse opinion—and later argued the case before the Supreme Court of Texas.

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She has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial disputes—securing victories on both sides of the docket. Her experience includes successfully defending a $9 million business dispute through a month-long jury trial and obtaining a complete defense verdict, as well as serving as appellate counsel in plaintiff-side breach of contract cases and securing affirmance on every issue presented.

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Nadeen was recently appointed to the Texas Pattern Jury Charge – Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment Committee. She is currently on the Steering Committee for the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation’s LEAD Academy—a leadership academy focused on helping women excel in the practice of law, and she is the Vice-President of the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association and the Vice-Chair of the San Antonio Bar Association Appellate Section. 

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Nadeen has served as an adjunct professor at St. Mary’s School of Law, coaching students on appellate advocacy skills including legal research, brief writing, and oral argument. She is the founder of the Organizational Moot Court Team, which is a team focused on sharpening appellate advocacy skills for diverse students. Nadeen also serves as a mentor in the Appellate Project, a national group focused on empowering law students of color to thrive in the appellate field, and has presented at numerous CLE presentations, including speaking at the Appellate Judges Education Institute in Washington DC to state and federal appellate judges, and presenting on jury charges with judges.

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Nadeen earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she graduated in the top 10% of her class and received the St. Mary’s Presidential Award. She was inducted into the National Order of the Barristers and served as Managing Executive Editor of The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race and Social Justice. A decorated moot court competitor, she won multiple national and regional advocacy championships and received numerous awards for brief writing and oral advocacy. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies with a minor in Arabic from The University of Texas at Austin and completed advanced Arabic study through the Arab-American Language Institute in Morocco.