Area Counsel
Chase was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX, where he earned his B.A. degree in Business Administration from Texas Christian University, a Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business, and a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law. He served as a Lieutenant and a Captain in the United States Air Force from 2005 to 2011. Chase joined the Office of Chief Counsel, SB/SE, in the Cincinnati office as an Honors Hire in 2016, later transferring to Dallas as a field attorney in SB/SE. In April of 2023, he was promoted to an Associate Area Counsel where he supervises a litigation group of attorneys responsible for US Tax Court litigation in both Dallas and New Orleans.
Executive Director
David Thompson joined MOS in December 2017, as a volunteer for the website.
David joined the Marine Corps in October of 1998, serving in North Carolina, California, Arizona, Florida, and Okinawa. David deployed with Task Force Tarawa as the Ground Supply Chief of the air combat element of 2nd MEF for the initial invasion of Iraq in January 2003, and was awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal. David was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant in December 2009.
David joined the IRS as a SCEP Intern (Revenue Agent) in the LB&I Division, working his way up to the journeyman level. In 2014, David went on a detail assignment to the LB&I Communications & Liaison office, and subsequently transferred to the office permanently. In 2018, David joined the Taxpayer Advocate Service as a Web Strategist on a detail, and again in early 2020. At the end of 2020, David permanently joined the Taxpayer Advocate Service.
David holds Master’s degrees with honors in Taxation and Information Technology, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. David is an expert in web design and front-end development, continually strives to learn new web-based technologies, and is an advocate for digital accessibility (Section 508 / WCAG). He is currently married with four children, and lives in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.