About Brian Colon

Brian S. Colon is the Managing Partner of Singleton Schreiber's New Mexico offices, leading a team of over 35 professionals across Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Las Vegas, Los Lunas, and Mora. The firm's New Mexico practice spans wrongful death, personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, environmental law, insurance bad faith, and complex transactional work. With over 30 years of combined legal, public service, nonprofit leadership, and community advocacy experience, Mr. Colon exemplifies a servant-leader approach. A lifelong New Mexican raised in Valencia County, he was the first in his family to earn a college degree.

He holds a B.S. in Finance from New Mexico State University and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and is recognized statewide for civic engagement and mentorship. Mr. Colon has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights and Plaintiff Employment Lawyers list.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Singleton Schreiber

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A Miami federal jury found Tesla 33% liable for a 2019 Key Largo crash that killed a 22-year-old woman and severely injured her boyfriend, awarding $243 million including $200 million in punitive damages in the first federal trial over a fatal Autopilot accident.

U.S. District Court, S.D. Florida (Miami) · 2025Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$16.4 millionVerdict

A San Diego County jury awarded $16,420,725 to Jane Neely after a diseased tree branch broke from a state-maintained oak and fell across State Route 79 near Warner Springs, crushing the 75-year-old motorcyclist beneath it and leaving her permanently paraplegic.

San Diego County Superior Court · 2022Motorcycle AccidentsRead the full story →
$12 millionVerdict

A federal jury awarded $85 million against San Diego County after deputies tased, beat, and hogtied Lucky Phounsy during a 2015 mental health crisis; the county later settled for $12 million after the judge vacated the wrongful-death damages and ordered a new trial on that portion.

U.S. District Court, S.D. California (San Diego) · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of New Mexico School of Law
J.D.
New Mexico State University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New Mexico

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