About Dayna Nilsen

Dayna N. Nilsen is a Personal Injury Attorney and Partner at Rubenstein Law's Orlando office. She grew up in New York and moved to Tampa, Florida to attend the University of South Florida, earning her B.A. in Political Science in 2012, before receiving her J.D. from Barry University School of Law in 2015. While in law school, she was a member of the trial team and received the Book Award in trial advocacy. She served as a Certified Legal Intern for the State Attorney's Office in the Ninth Judicial Circuit and interned for an Orlando personal injury firm.

After admission to the Florida Bar, she practiced as a plaintiff personal injury attorney for four years, then worked at an insurance defense firm. She was elevated to partner at Rubenstein Law in 2025. Her practice covers automobile accidents, trucking accidents, personal injury, slip and fall, medical malpractice, and negligence cases.

Practice areas

Education

Barry University School of Law
B.A. Political Science, 2015
University of South Florida
Undergraduate, 2012

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Florida
The Florida Bar
Orange County Bar Association
Florida Justice Association

Awards & recognition

Book Award in Trial Advocacy (Barry Law)

Other attorneys at Rubenstein Law Personal Injury Lawyers

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Jacksonville firms

Pajcic & Pajcic
Pajcic & Pajcic
$1 billion · Nassau County Jury Returns $1 Billion in I-95 Crash That Killed UNF Freshman Connor Dzion
Terrell Hogan
Terrell Hogan
$11.3 billion (state share of settlement) · Florida Recovers $11.3 Billion from Tobacco Industry in Landmark Medicaid Settlement
Coker Law Jacksonville
Coker Law Jacksonville
$11.6 million · $11.6 Million Bradford County Verdict After J.B. Hunt Subcontractor Rear-Ends Driver at Starke Intersection
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
Fasig Brooks Law Offices
$5.46 million (gross; 45% comparative negligence applied) · Neighbor's Unguarded Angle Grinder Costs Man His Sight: $5.46 Million Verdict in Gadsden County
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
Brandon J. Broderick, Personal Injury Attorney at Law
$44 million · Construction Worker Left Without Oxygen for 20 Minutes After Debris Chute Collapse Wins $44 Million Settlement