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Douglas A. "Doug" Dribben, J.D., LL.M., M.E.A.
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Douglas A. "Doug" Dribben

J.D., LL.M., M.E.A.

Retired U.S. Army Major and 28-year Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Army Claims Service — former government-side FTCA adjudicator now defending veterans.

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About Douglas

Doug Dribben brings a unique perspective to the Archuleta Law Firm: more than 28 years as an Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Army Claims Service, Foreign Torts Branch, where he adjudicated federal tort claims against the Department of Defense.

A retired U.S. Army Major and Judge Advocate, Doug knows how the government evaluates, defends, and settles FTCA, Military Claims Act, and NDAA cases — because he spent two decades doing exactly that from the other side.

“I spent 20 years evaluating federal tort claims from the government's perspective. Now I use that knowledge to help veterans and military families get the results they deserve.”

— Douglas A. "Doug" Dribben

Credentials & Education

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • Master of Engineering Administration (M.E.A.)
  • Retired U.S. Army Major, Judge Advocate General's Corps
    United States Army

Practice Focus

  • Federal Tort Claims Act
  • Military Claims Act
  • NDAA Claims
  • FTCA Defense Strategy
  • Department of Defense Claims

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Understanding the review

Medical context. Legal perspective.

Understanding a potential medical malpractice claim means connecting the details of care with the legal questions they raise.

The review pathway
Editorial illustration of medical records examined through a lens alongside complementary review perspectives.
An illustrated guide to the questions behind a review.

Explore the questions

Understand the careFrame the medical questions.

Medical experience helps inform questions about the treatment, the sequence of events, and what the available records may help explain.

Useful to knowThe purpose is to understand the care and identify the details that need closer examination.

Connect the issuesBring the legal requirements into view.

Legal experience helps frame the issues of duty, causation, eligibility, and the procedures that may apply to the circumstances.

Useful to knowThe medical account and the legal requirements need to be considered together.

Discuss next stepsClarify what needs further review.

The information available, the gaps that remain, and the potential claim routes help shape a discussion of possible next steps.

Useful to knowAn initial review is a starting point for questions, not a prediction of an outcome.

Every potential claim depends on its own facts. A poor outcome alone does not establish malpractice.