UNITED STATES
                                
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                          SCHEDULE 13G
                                
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                       Amendment No_______
                                
  _____________________________________________________________
                                
                         Name of Issuer
                                
___________________The Metzler Group, Inc._______________________
                                
                                
                                
                  Title of Class of Securities
                                
___________________Common Stock, par value $.001_________________
                                
                          CUSIP Number
                                
  __________________________592903 10 8________________________
                                




CUSIP  No:    592903 10 8

1   Name of Reporting Person      James R. Blomberg
    
    S.S. Number of Above Person
    
    
2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group *
    
         (a)  [   ]
    
         (b)  [   ]
    
3   SEC Use Only
    
    
    
4   Citizenship or Place of Organization
    
    U.S. Citizen
         5   Sole Voting Power
Number       
of           660,000
Shares
Benefici
ally
Owned By 6   Shared Voting Power
Each
Reportin
g
Person
With     7   Sole Dispositive Power
             
             
             
         8   Shared Dispositive Power
             
             
9   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
    
    660,000
    
10  Check  if  the  Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes  Certain
    Shares  *
           [   ]
    
    
11  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
    
    6 %
    
12  Type of Reporting Person *
    
    IN
             *  SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



Item 1

(a)  The Metzler Group, Inc.

(b)  520 Lake Cook Road, Suite 500, Deerfield, Illinois  60015



Item 2

(a)  James R. Blomberg

(b)  520 Lake Cook Road, Suite 500, Deerfield, Illinois  60015

(c)  U.S. Citizen

(d)  Common Stock, par value $.001

(e)  592903 10 8



Item  3.   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
or 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether
      the person filing is a:
    (a) [  ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of  the
Act
   (b) [  ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
    (c) [  ] Insurance Company as defined section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
    (d) [  ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
    (e)  [  ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203  of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
   (f) [  ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provisions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see  240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
    (g) [  ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with  240.13d-
1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7)
   (h) [  ] Group, in accordance with  240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

Item 4.   Ownership
   (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: 660,000 shares

   (b)  Percent of Class:     6%

   (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
        (i)    sole  power  to  vote  or  to  direct   the   vote
660,000 shares
      (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote
       (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
       (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of

Item 5.   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
   If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the  date  hereof  the  reporting person has  ceased  to  be  the
beneficial  owner  of  more than five percent  of  the  class  of
securities, check the following   [      ].


Item  6.    Ownership  of  More than Five Percent  on  Behalf  of
Another Person.
    If any other person is known to have the right to receive  or
the  power  to  direct  the receipt of  dividends  from,  or  the
proceeds  from the sale of, such securities, a statement  to  the
effect  should be included in response to this item and, if  such
interest  relates to more than five percent of  the  class,  such
person should be identified.  A listing of the shareholders of an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940  or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund
or endowment fund is not required.

Item  7.    Identification and Classification of  the  Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being
      Reported on   By the Parent Holding Company
          N/A

Item  8.    Identification and Classification of Members  of  the
Group
          N/A

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group
          N/A

Item 10.  Certification
   The following certification shall be included if the statement
is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
    By  signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of  and  do  not  have the effect of changing or influencing  the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection  with  or  as a participant in any transaction  having
such purposes or effect.


Signature.
    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and
belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Date February 13, 1997

Signature /s/ James R. Blomberg

Name/Title _James R. Blomberg, Senior Vice President____