Dayna Nicholson

Practice Areas

Dayna Nicholson delivers clear and accurate assessments of the healthcare legal landscape in the context of each client's unique situation, supporting them as they innovate and improve patient care. Dayna collaborates with hospitals, medical staff, ancillary providers, medical groups, clinical labs, medical device retailers, and other players in the healthcare space to identify and implement solutions to common and complex legal hurdles.

Dayna's practice focuses on operations, regulatory compliance, peer review and credentialing, and corporate and medical staff governance. Her experience also extends to patient information privacy (including data breaches), appeals of state-issued administrative penalties, Medicare and Medi-Cal certification, and emergency-care requirements. She is similarly well-versed in state and federal licensing and accreditation requirements, as well as the roles and concerns of an organization's leadership, including medical directors and chief medical officers; credentialing and peer-review committees; individual reviewers; and support staff.

Professional Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association

Health Law Section, American Bar Association

Board Member; Membership Co-Chair – California Society for Health Care Attorneys

Health Law Committee, Business Law Section, California Lawyers Association

Past Chair, Executive Committee; Current Member – Health Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Past President; Past Board Member; Current Member – Women in Health Administration of Southern California

Past Member, Executive Committee, The Johns Hopkins University's Los Angeles Alumni Chapter