</s> ▁Tr istr am ▁J . ▁C off in ▁( born ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁att orney ▁from ▁Verm ont . ▁He ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Education ▁C off in ▁was ▁on ▁born ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁in ▁Camp ▁Le je une , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁Wes ley an ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁law ▁school , ▁C off in ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁cl erk ▁for ▁Judge ▁Albert ▁Whe eler ▁C off rin ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁coun sel ▁to ▁Senator ▁Patrick ▁Le ah y ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary , ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Technology ▁and ▁the ▁Law . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁lit ig ation ▁associate ▁at ▁H ale ▁and ▁Dor r ▁in ▁Boston . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Verm ont , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Division ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁C riminal ▁Division