Exhibit 21.1

              SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE METZLER GROUP, INC.



Name                                     State of Incorporation Doing Business As
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LECG, Inc.                               California
Metzler & Associates, Inc.               Illinois
Peterson Consulting, L.L.C.              Illinois               Peterson Worldwide LLC
Reed Consulting Group, Inc.              Delaware
Resource Management International, Inc.  California
Strategic Decisions Group                California