| Discipline | Law |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Susie Klein |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1971–present |
| Publisher | Colorado Bar Association (United States) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Bluebook | Colo. Law. |
| ISO 4 | Colo. Lawyer |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0363-7867 |
| LCCN | 76646274 |
| OCLC no. | 2038795 |
| Links | |
Colorado Lawyer (commonly abbreviated Colo. Law.) is a monthly bar journal published by the Colorado Bar Association. The journal was established in 1971, [1] and the editor-in-chief is Susie Klein. [2]
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