Rick P. Geib Office of Regional Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland Rick P. Geib, Office of Regional Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, Portland. Mr. Geib obtained his JD from the University of Akron in 1995 and entered active duty with the Army as a Judge Advocate. He served as an administrative law attorney in Korea, a trial defense attorney at Fort Lewis, and a medical claims judge advocate at Madigan Army Medical Center. When Mr. Geib left active duty in 1999, he became the civilian medical claims attorney at Madigan. He then entered into private practice and focused on pharmaceutical and medical malpractice defense until 2008. Mr. Geib has returned to government service as a staff attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs. (08/09)