Sean S. Suder, Esq., LEED AP

Founder & Managing Principal

sean@ssuder.com | 513.694-7501 (d) | 513.235.3470 (c)

Sean has devoted his entire adult life to working in service to those who make, work with, manage and contribute to the built environment.

Suder earned an urban planning degree from architecture school, worked in city planning and construction management prior to law school, practiced in a large commercial real estate and land use practice after law school, served nearly four years as a large city government’s chief land use attorney, became a partner in top commercial real estate and land use practices in mid-size and large law firms, and has founded and led zoning consulting firms with a national reach.

All of this has led him to form a first-in-class boutique commercial real estate and land use law firm reflective of Sean’s passion for being Counsel for the Built Environment.

Experience.

  • Served as the City of Cincinnati’s Chief Counsel for Land Use and Planning (2010-2014)

  • Practiced at associate and partner levels in top-ranked commercial real estate and land use practices in major law firms (2004-2010; 2014-2020)

  • Founded and led national zoning consulting firms (2014-Present); www.thezoneco.com

  • Worked in large construction management firm in the Washington, D.C. area prior to law school.

Knowledge.

  • Adjunct professor of land use and development law, University of Cincinnati College of Law

  • Frequent speaker on matters of land use and zoning at national, regional and local conferences

  • Social media contributor on topics of commercial real estate, land use and zoning

  • Creator and host of Zonecasts

Education.

  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law (2004) (consistently ranked in the Top 10 of U.S. law schools)

  • Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning (B.U.E.P.), University of Virginia School of Architecture (2000), with honors

  • Founder, University of Virginia Collegiate Mock Trial program

  • UVa Honor Committee Member

  • Raven Society

Credentials.

  • Licensed Attorney - Ohio, Kentucky, Washington, D.C.

  • Licensed Title Agent, Ohio

  • LEED AP

  • Admitted in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio

  • American Planning Association (APA) Law & Planning Digest Advisory Board Member

Peer Reviewed.

 
The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law (2019-2021)

The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law (2019-2024)

“Leading Lawyer” by Chambers USA 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 in Band 1 in Ohio in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

 

Super Lawyers

Ohio Super Lawyers, Ohio Rising Stars (2007, 2009, 2016-2018)