Exhibit 23.0

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration
Statements of our report dated February 13, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of FTI Consulting, Inc. and
subsidiaries included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended
December 31, 2000.

Registration Statements on Form S-8



                                             Registration
Name                                         Number              Date Filed
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1992 Stock Option Plan,  as Amended          333-19251           January 3, 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan                 333-30173           June 27, 1997
1997 Stock Option Plan                       333-30357           June 30, 1997
1997 Stock Option Plan,  as Amended          333-32160           March 10, 2000


                                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
April 12, 2001