ssuder@thezoneco.com | 513.694.7501 (d) | 513.235.3470 (c) | 212.918.8571 (NY)

Education: B.U.E.P., University of Virginia School of Architecture; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law

Background: Since 2014, ZoneCo Founder and Lead Principal Sean Suder has led, managed, or worked on zoning code projects for more than 30 communities across 20 states and counting.

Sean served as Chief Counsel of Land Use and Planning for the City of Cincinnati where he represented the municipal corporation and its officials in all planning, land use, zoning, historic preservation and building matters; including serving as lead counsel for the award-winning Cincinnati Form-Based Code and Historic Preservation Ordinance.

Sean is a frequent speaker and panelist on the topics of zoning, zoning history, land use law, and historic preservation law. He has served as Ohio faculty for the Form-Based Code Institute (FBCI) (201 level) and is a member of the FBCI Resource Council. He has served as an adjunct professor of land use law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and has been a guest lecturer at the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning. His articles have been published in Planning Magazine, Cincinnati Enquirer, Midwest Real Estate News, Cities & Villages Magazine, Ohio Planners News, and others. He has been quoted extensively in publications including Governing Magazine and the Cincinnati Enquirer.

In addition to his work with ZoneCo, Sean is the founding partner of the law firm of Suder, LLC. Sean is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia. He is recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers USA 2020, 2021, 2022 in Band 1 in Ohio in Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use.