1 EXHIBIT (14)(b) Consent of Ropes & Gray 2 AmSouth Value Fund AmSouth Regional Equity Fund -30- CONSENT OF COUNSEL We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the references to our firm under the caption "Legal Counsel" included in or made a part of the Registration Statement of AmSouth Funds' Regional Equity Fund on Form N-14 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. /s/ Ropes & Gray ROPES & GRAY Washington, D.C. December 22, 1999