Brad Chase was transferred from Crane, Poole & Schmidt's D.C. office in the pilot episode to assist in curbing Denny Crane's erratic conduct. A former Marine, he is extremely patriotic and has expressed conservative-leaning views; he frequently voices his support for the U.S. military. In the third season episode "The Nutcrackers", Jeffrey Coho, in an attempt at reconciliation, mentions "Peace on Earth," a line from Hark the Herald Angels Sing, to which Brad responds, "I knew it. Liberal"; indicating an opposing view of politics. Brad frequently clashes with Alan Shore, who once commented that Brad views global warming as "fuzzy math."