Mr. Colbert received a B.S. degree from the University of Florida in 1967 and a J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 1969. He was admitted to practice before the U. S. Supreme Court in 1973. He served as Staff Counsel for the Florida Public Service Commission from 1970 to 1971; Municipal Judge for the City of Oviedo from 1971 to 1973; Prosecuting Attorney for the City of Altamonte Springs from 1971 to 1976; Chairman of the Seminole County Sheriff's Department Civil Service Board from 1972 to 1988; Chairman of the Grievance Committee for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit from 1977 to 1979; Interim City Attorney for St. Cloud from 1992 to 1994; City Attorney for DeBary from 1994 to 1999; Palm Coast from 2000 to 2006. He has been City Attorney for Oviedo since 1979, for Sanford since 1981 and for Daytona Beach Shores since 2001.

Mr. Colbert is  AV rated by Martindale-Hubble and is a member of the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (President, 1991-1992; Florida's Outstanding Municipal Attorney of the Year, 1995), Eighteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (Chairman, 1992-1994), Fifth District Court of Appeals Nominating Commission (1994-1997; Chairman, 1995-1996), the Seminole County Bar Association, Volusia County Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association and Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.

Mr. Colbert practices in the areas of Administrative, Business, Business & Estate Appraisals, Business & Real Estate, Church & State Law, City Attorney, Contracts, Corporate/Corporate Counsel, Eminent Domain/Condemnation, Environmental & Land Use Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Government/Government Contracts. Landlord/Tenant, Legislative Lobby, Municipal/Municipal Finance, Non-Profit Organization, Partnerships, Ranching/Grazing & Farming.