Criminal Tax Defense

Contacted by IRS Criminal Investigation or Facing Potential Criminal Tax Exposure?

Federal tax counsel for criminal tax investigations, grand jury matters, IRS Criminal Investigation contacts, subpoenas, and matters involving potential criminal tax exposure.

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Washington, D.C. Office

800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006

Direct: +1 202-870-1977

Tysons Office

1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1500
McLean, Virginia 22102

Direct: +1 703-403-1488

Criminal tax matters require a different approach from civil examinations. Chase Counsel evaluates the nature of the government inquiry, potential exposure, privilege issues, and the appropriate role of accountants and other professional advisers.

Selected matters only. The firm does not provide routine tax-return preparation services.

Attorney Chase Sizemore, JD, LLM

Principal, Chase Counsel PLLC

Georgetown Tax LLM | Former KPMG Auditor

U.S. Tax Court | Columbia University Graduate Studies

National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Diploma

30+ Years of Legal Experience

When the stakes are high, the issue is not tax preparation. It is representation.

What We Handle

IRS Criminal Investigation

Representation in IRS Criminal Investigation matters and Special Agent contacts.

IRS Special Agent Contacts

Counsel for initial contact and ongoing communications with Special Agents.

Criminal Tax Investigations and Defense

Defense representation in federal criminal tax investigations.

Grand Jury Investigations

Representation and strategy in federal grand jury tax matters.

Grand Jury Subpoenas

Subpoena response, privilege assertions, and witness representation.

Civil Tax Matters with Potential Criminal Exposure

Evaluation and management of civil matters involving criminal risk.

Privilege-Sensitive Matters

Counsel on attorney-client privilege and work product issues.

Coordination with Professional Advisers

Coordination with accountants and other professional advisers.

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Why Clients Choose Chase Counsel

Georgetown Tax LLM | U.S. Tax Court | Former KPMG Auditor | Columbia University Graduate Studies | 30+ Years of Legal Experience

Attorney Chase Sizemore personally evaluates and leads each matter, drawing on more than thirty years of legal and advisory experience. He earned an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University and previously worked as an auditor at KPMG. He is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, completed graduate studies at Columbia University, received advanced trial-advocacy training through the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, and has nearly two decades of professional experience in South Korea and China.

Outside his law practice, he founded and leads Teach Them To Fish Foundation, which builds and supports primary schools in rural Cambodia and Uganda for vulnerable children, with particular emphasis on girls' education. His humanitarian service has been recognized with the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, the Royal Order of Cambodia medal, and eight Cambodian Sthapana Cheat gold medals.

His published and forthcoming work includes the legal treatise Nonprofit Stewards, the memoirs The Road to Kitgum and Where the Red Earth Broke, and numerous legal and scholarly articles.

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