Background

• Raised in Valencia County.
• Received his Bachelor's Degree from New Mexico State University in 1998
• Law degree from University of New Mexico School of Law in 2001.

Career

• Civil practice: Civil practice is in the areas of transactional negotiations, personal injury, medical malpractice, inadequate security, products liability, insurance bad faith, and corporate transactions.
• 2001-present: New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association's Board of Directors
• 2003-present: State Bar of New Mexico Committee on Diversity
• Other positions: Chairs Popejoy Hall's Board of Directors and serves with the Board of Trustees for the Albuquerque Community Foundation. Board Member for the New Mexico College Success Network, has been a Board Member for the NMSU Alumni Association, is active in Lobos for Legislation, and has twice been appointed by Governor Richardson as a Commissioner for the Judicial Selection Commission.

Accomplishments

• 2004: Mr. Colón was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year by the New Mexico State Bar Association and one of New Mexico's Forty Under 40 Power Brokers by the New Mexico Business Weekly.