Coffman received her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1979. She has been a member of the KBA since 1979 and has served on the Board of Editors for the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association since 1990. She previously served on the KBA Legislative Committee and was twice president of the KBA Criminal Law Section.

Before joining the Corporation Commission, Coffman was director of Central Research Staff for the Kansas Court of Appeals and served as a research attorney for Justice Donald Allegrucci of the Kansas Supreme Court. She also served as an assistant appellate defender and was in private practice in Lawrence for several years. In addition to her involvement in the KBA, Coffman has been active for many years in the Topeka Women Attorneys Association and is a member of the Topeka Bar Association and the Kansas Women Attorneys Association.

About the Kansas Bar Association
The Kansas Bar Association was founded in 1882 as a voluntary association for dedicated legal professionals and has approximately 6,200 members, including lawyers, judges, law students, and legal assistants. The KBA is dedicated to advancing the professionalism and legal skills of lawyers, promoting the interests of the legal profession, providing services to its members, advocating positions on law-related issues, encouraging public understanding of the law, and promoting the effective administration of our system of justice.

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