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BINGHAM DANA LLP
150 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1726
617 951-8000
Fax 617-951-8736
December 28, 2000
As special Massachusetts counsel for Nuveen Maryland 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 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,
BINGHAM DANA LLP
