Real Estate - Commercial: Office, retail and industrial - purchase and sales, options, development, financing, leases, easements, property restrictions, evictions, collections, mechanic’s liens, oil and gas, title insurance and environmental issues.

Land Conservation/Preservation: Land Trusts, Conservancy Organizations, Villages and Property Owners - conservation easements, land acquisition transactions, grant procurement and utilization, mitigation projects, estate planning options, deed restrictions, coordination of surveys, appraisals, assessments and delineations.

Business: Limited liability companies and corporations - entrepreneurial start-ups, management and operation concerns, transaction documents, litigation guidance, collections.


Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations (Real Estate and Environmental law Sections).


Ohio State University (B.A., 1970); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1975).

Chris joined Ziegler, Metzger & Miller in 1997 after practicing previously with Hendershott & Soukup Co., L.P.A. and its predecessors. Chris, and his wife, Vicki have three sons, Michael, Brian, and Ricky and reside in Hudson, Ohio. Chris is a Trustee of the Hudson Chapter of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy.

Born Detroit, Michigan, July 1, 1948. Admitted to bar, 1975, Ohio.

E-Mail: csoukup@zieglermetzger.com

Phone: (216) 781-5470