EXHIBIT 23.1












     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
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I hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the March
31, 2002, Form 10-K of Commerce Group Corp., its Joint Venture,
and its subsidiaries of my report dated May 10, 2002, which
appears in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31, 2002.

Bruce Michael Redlin, CPA, LLC
Certified Public Accountant

/s/ Bruce Michael Redlin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 10, 2002