Background
Coffee, James Frederick was born on March 6, 1918 in Decatur, Indiana, United States. Son of Claude M. and Frances N. (Butler) Coffee.
Coffee, James Frederick was born on March 6, 1918 in Decatur, Indiana, United States. Son of Claude M. and Frances N. (Butler) Coffee.
Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1939. Juris Doctor, Indiana University, 1947.
Patent attorney, Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, 1947-1951; member firm, Anderson, Luedeka, Fitch, Even & Tabin (and predecessors), Chicago, 1951-1964; partner, Anderson, Luedeka, Fitch, Even & Tabin (and predecessors), 1956-1964; individual practice law, Chicago, 1964-1971; partner law firm, Coffee & Sweeney, Chicago, 1971-1976; partner, general counsel design firm, Marvin Glass & Associates, Chicago, from 1973.
Captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946, Japanese prisoner of war, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman committee patents, trademark and unfair trade practices 1967), American Patent Law Association, Patent Law Association Chicago (Chairman of Commission copyrights 1969), American Judicature Society, Tower Club of Chicago (board directors since 1978, vice president since 1988).
Married Jeanmarie Hackman, December 29, 1945 (deceased 1978). Children: James, Carolyn, Susan, Sheila, Kevin, Richard, Elizabeth, Thomas, Claudia. Married Marjorie E. Masterson, October 4, 1980.