Overview
Brian Colón is the Managing Partner of Singleton Schreiber’s New Mexico offices, located in Albuquerque, Clovis, Hobbs, Las Vegas, Los Lunas, Mora, and Ruidoso. Mr. Colón brings more than 20 years’ experience as a practicing attorney to help lead the firm’s New Mexico efforts in the areas of wrongful death, personal injury, medical malpractice, inadequate security, products liability, environmental law, insurance bad faith, and transactional negotiations.
Mr. Colón is a former New Mexico State Auditor and former chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. He has over 30 years of professional experience and an extensive background of service to local communities, with an accessible, servant-leader style committed to his professional career, volunteer work, fundraising in the nonprofit sector, and public service. He also has professional relationships with local, state, and federal elected officials who can assist individuals and organizations with their unique needs and challenges.
As New Mexico State Auditor, Mr. Colón’s remarkable work included establishing an oversight and accountability unit to protect individuals who are in conservatorships and initiating the first compliance audit of State facilities for ADA compliance in parking lot design and building access, with findings that led to remediation at surveyed sites.
Mr. Colón also led the largest recovery in the history of the New Mexico State Auditor’s Office, and obtained over $13 million in funds for overcharges to seniors by insurance intermediaries.
A graduate of the Army War College National Security Seminar, Mr. Colón is also a former Honorary Commander of Kirtland Air Force Base. He is a past trustee for the Albuquerque Community Foundation and served on the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association’s (NMHBA) Board of Directors and the State Bar of New Mexico’s Committee on Diversity. Mr. Colón has been twice appointed as a Commissioner for the New Mexico Judicial Selection Commission. He is currently back on the NMHBA Board of Directors and serves as Treasurer and Lifetime Member of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO).
Mr. Colón resides in Albuquerque and grew up in Valencia County, New Mexico. He graduated from Los Lunas High School, New Mexico State University with a finance degree, and The University of New Mexico School of Law. Mr. Colón and his wife Aleli have been married for 27 years and have a son, Rafael, who is a graduate of Albuquerque High School and George Washington University.
Honors & Awards
2022 Community Champion of the Year, Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)
2020 Corazón de la Cultura Award, New Mexico Hispanic Heritage Committee
2019 Person of the Year, New Mexico Holocaust Museum
2019 Diverse Business Leader Award, Albuquerque Business First
2013 Zia Award, University of New Mexico Alumni Association
2005 Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, State Bar of New Mexico
Professional Affiliations
Affiliations
Fellow (2020-Present)
Hunt Institute
Graduate (2013)
Army War College
Albuquerque Community
Foundation Trustee
2015-2016
UNM Alumni Assoc.
Board Member
2006-2016
Officer 2013-2016
UNM/NMHBA Law
Camp Founder / Co-Chair
2003—Present
Officials (NALEO)
Executive Board Member & Treasurer
Life Member
Board member, 2021-2024
News & Publications
News
|Media Mention, KUNMKUNM recently spoke with Brian Colón, managing partner at Singleton Schreiber, about his thoughts on the delays and frustrations faced by victims of the New Mexico wildfire. Colón ...
|Media Mention, KUNMBrian Colón, managing partner of Singleton Schreiber law firm and former State Auditor, was recently featured in a KUNM article for discussing the necessity of legal action to protect ...
|Media Mention, Source New MexicoSingleton Schreiber's managing partner, Brian Colón, was recently featured in a Source New Mexico article discussing the ongoing vacancy in the wildfire claims office director position ...
|Media Mention, KUNM NewsManaging partner for Singleton Schreiber, Brian Colón, was recently mentioned in a KUNM News article for spearheading efforts to secure compensation for victims of the Calf ...
|Media Mention, Source NMSource NM reported on Brian Colón, managing partner at Singleton Schreiber, who has been actively involved in advocating for survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire, which ...
|Media Mention, KUNMSingleton Schreiber's managing partner, Brian Colón, recently shared his insights with KUNM regarding the ongoing challenges faced by survivors of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire ...
|Media Mention, KOB4Singleton Schreiber managing partner Brian Colón was recently featured in a KOB4 news article discussing the ongoing struggles of northern New Mexico communities affected by the Calf ...
|Media Mention, KRQE News 13As concern grows over so-called “forever chemical” contamination, some in New Mexico are taking on chemical manufacturers. As part of a larger legal effort, a law firm is filing a class ...
|Media Mention, Tao NewsThose who hired lawyers to help them get compensation for losses to the biggest wildfire in state history won’t have to worry about additional taxes on legal services if Gov. Michelle Lujan ...
|Media Mention, Las Vegas OpticThe tax measure approved by the Legislature gives tax credits to law firms for gross receipts taxes, which are basically sales taxes, on services they provide to victims of the fire. Law firms ...
|Media Mention, Source NM
|Media Mention, KRQE NewsThe claims office for the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon wildfire has been facing dozens of lawsuits over late, unpaid claims. And now, the federal office in charge of those claims is without a ...
|Media Mention, Santa Fe New MexicanThe director of the office tasked with administering about $4 billion in relief funding for people who suffered losses caused by the Forest Service-set Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is ...
|Media Mention, AOL NewsThe director of the office tasked with administering about $4 billion in relief funding for people who suffered losses caused by the Forest Service-set Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire is ...
|Media Mention, Yahoo! FinanceThe Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Angela Gladwell's departure Wednesday. FEMA plans to create a new chief operating officer position to lead the long-term recovery ...
|Media Mention, Las Vegas OpticSingleton Schreiber Managing Partner Brian Colón was highlighted in a recent Las Vegas Optic article titled "New lawsuits accuse FEMA of blowing deadlines for northern New Mexico wildfire ...
|Media Mention, Source NMNew Mexico Managing Partner Brian Colón was featured in a Source NM article, “In the scar of New Mexico’s largest wildfire, a legal battle is brewing over the cost of suffering,” on ...
|Media Mention, Santa Fe New MexicanSingleton Schreiber Managing Partner Brian Colón was recently featured in a Santa Fe New Mexican article “New lawsuit alleges FEMA fails to fulfill wildfire claims within required ...
|Media Mention, Santa Fe New MexicanNew Mexico Managing Partner Brian Colón was quoted in an Santa Fe New Mexican article, "FEMA faces two lawsuits over delays in compensation," on December 23, 2023. In the article, Mr ...
|Media Mention, KRQE NewsBrian Colón recently conducted an insightful interview with KRQE shedding light on our involvement in the McBride fire case and our representation of the Village. During this interview, he ...
- |Media Mention, Insider NJ
Managing Partner of New Mexico, Brian Colón, was mentioned in an Insider NJ article titled, "Hudson County Clerk E. Junior Maldonado Reelected As NALEO’s 2023-2024 First Vice ...
|Media Mention, NALEO News ReleaseManaging Partner of New Mexico, Brian Colón, was recently mentioned in a NALEO News Release titled, "NALEO Announces Election of New Board Members and Officers," which was published on ...
|Media Mention, KRTN RadioNew Mexico Managing Partner Brian Colón was featured in a KRTN Radio feature, "49 RHS Seniors Make the Walk Across the Stage to Begin a New Chapter," on May 20, 2023. In the feature, Mr ...
|Media Mention, Carlsbad Current ArgusManaging Partner, New Mexico Brian Colón and Public Entity Environmental Practice Leader Britt Strottman's Op-Ed article, "How 'forever chemicals' Endanger New Mexico's Public Health ...
Speaking Engagements
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Press Releases
Practice Areas
Education
New Mexico State University, B.S. in Finance, 1998
University of New Mexico School of Law, J.D., 2001
Admissions
- State of New Mexico
Languages
- English
- Spanish
