After graduation, he attended Amherst College with his high school friend and classmate, actor Ken Howard.
by the National Law Journal as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in the United States.
"[citation needed] He has been quoted by The New York Times,[2] The Wall Street Journal[3] and other major media outlets, such as Fox News and CNN, in their corporate and securities reporting.
His wife, Jane, who was a professor of Mathematics at the College of Staten Island, died in 2022.
[citation needed] On August 10, 2011, Coffee was a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.