Daniella Rivera is a Florida personal injury attorney and partner at Salter Healy Rivera & Heptner in St. Petersburg, Florida. She represents individuals and families who have been injured because of the negligence of others throughout St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Tampa Bay, and communities across Florida.
Daniella Rivera is a bilingual attorney practicing in the area of civil litigation, with a focus on personal injury. She is a first-generation American from El Salvador, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She received a full scholarship to Brenau Women’s University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Legal Studies and Conflict Resolution. Her college endeavors eventually led her to St. Petersburg, FL, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law.
With nearly two decades of experience in the personal injury field, Daniella has built her career advocating for injured people and helping them navigate the insurance and legal systems after serious accidents. Her practice focuses on personal injury and wrongful death cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian and bicycle accidents, premises liability, slip and fall and trip and fall cases, negligent security claims, and other cases involving serious or catastrophic injuries.
Daniella’s connection to Salter Healy Rivera & Heptner began long before she became a partner. She started with the firm as a paralegal in 2007 and worked her way through the ranks, gaining firsthand experience in virtually every stage of a personal injury case before becoming an attorney and ultimately a partner. That background continues to shape the way she practices law today.
Daniella understands that a successful personal injury case requires much more than simply filing a claim. It requires careful investigation, preservation of evidence, understanding insurance coverage, developing medical evidence, evaluating damages, negotiating with insurance companies, and, when necessary, litigating a case to pursue the best possible result.
Her approach is hands-on, thorough, and client-focused. She believes clients should understand what is happening in their case, why it is happening, and what comes next. As a St. Petersburg personal injury attorney, Daniella represents people facing the physical, financial, and emotional consequences of injuries caused by negligence.
Her experience includes cases involving:
- Car and motor vehicle accidents
- Commercial vehicle and truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle accidents
- Uninsured and underinsured motorists
- Serious and catastrophic injuries
- Premises liability
- Slip and fall accidents
- Trip and fall accidents
- Dangerous property conditions
- Negligent security
- Wrongful death
- Insurance disputes and complex liability claims
Earlier in her career, Daniella was selected to the Super Lawyers 2023 Florida Rising Stars list. She was also selected to the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list for Personal Injury. This is a distinction recognizing attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyers selection process combines independent research with peer nominations and evaluations, with no more than 5% of attorneys in each state selected to the Super Lawyers list each year.
To reach Daniella Rivera and the rest of the Salter, Healy, Rivera & Heptner legal team, call (727) 607-0160 today. Daniella offers free consultations, and she will come to you if you cannot make it to her office.
