Scott S. Driggs, strategic counsel for federal healthcare compliance, professional licensing, and government investigations, helps healthcare systems, federal contractors, and individual practitioners solve their most complex regulatory challenges and minimize professional risk. As counsel in Snell & Wilmer’s Special Litigation and Compliance practice, Scott brings more than 30 years of practical insights from the highest levels of federal health law, enforcement, and public service.
Clients benefit from his deep inside knowledge of federal oversight and peer review frameworks. As a former Chief Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the General Counsel (2011-2026), Scott directed legal services for more than a dozen federal health agencies across the western United States and served as the primary legal advisor to the U.S. Surgeon General. Today, he uses this unique enforcement background to help organizations confidently navigate government investigations, build proactive compliance programs, and protect individual providers facing critical career milestones.
Scott provides clear, business-minded guidance and aggressive defense across several primary areas:
In addition to his civilian practice, Scott brings a disciplined, mission-first approach shaped by 30 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Colonel in 2024 and receiving The Legion of Merit. He has a proven track record of guiding executive-level commanders through large-scale logistics operations, emergency response efforts (including the COVID-19 pandemic), and complex claims within the Air Force and Space Force.
Korean (Advanced Proficiency)