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BELL, BOYD & LLOYD LLC
Three First National Plaza
70 West Madison Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, Illinois 60602-4207
312 372-1121
Fax 312 372-2098
December 28, 2000
As counsel for Nuveen Connecticut Dividend Advantage Municipal Fund (the
"Registrant"), we consent to the incorporation by reference of our opinion,
filed with pre-effective amendment no. 1 to the Registrant's registration
statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-49266 and 811-09465) on December 19, 2000.
In giving this consent we do not admit that we are in the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC
