EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements  of FTI  Consulting,  Inc.  our  reports (a) dated July 24, 1998 with
respect to the combined financial statements of Kahn Consulting,  Inc. as of and
for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997, and (b) dated July 31, 1998 with
respect to the financial statements of S.E.A. Inc. as of and for the years ended
December  31, 1996 and 1997,  each  included in the Current  Report (Form 8-K/A)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8



                                                 REGISTRATION
                     NAME                           NUMBER         DATE FILED
- ---------------------------------------------   -------------   ----------------
                                                          
1992 Stock Option Plan (As Amended) .........     33-19251      January 3, 1997
1997 Stock Option Plan ......................     33-30357      June 30, 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan ................     33-30173      June 27, 1997


Baltimore, Maryland
December 1, 1998