▁for ▁eight ▁years . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁of ▁coun sel ▁at ▁Paul ▁Frank ▁& ▁Collins , ▁a ▁law ▁firm ▁in ▁Bur ling ton , ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁C off in ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁He ▁was ▁recommended ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁by ▁Patrick ▁Le ah y . ▁His ▁nom ination ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁His ▁nom ination ▁was ▁reported ▁out ▁of ▁committee ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁full ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁by ▁voice ▁vote ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation , ▁effective ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Post - g overn ment ▁career ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁C off in ▁joined ▁Verm ont ▁law ▁firm , ▁Bur ling ton ▁office ▁of ▁Down s , ▁Rach lin , ▁Martin , ▁L LC . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Law yer ▁profile ▁at ▁Down s , ▁Rach lin , ▁Martin ▁L LC ▁ ▁Category : 1