Exhibit (i)(2)
SEWARD & KISSEL LLP
ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004
WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL TELEPHONE: (212) 574-1200 1200 G STREET N.W.
FACSIMILE: (212) 480-8421 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005
WWW.SEWKIS.COM TELEPHONE: (202) 737-8833
FACSIMILE: (202) 737-5184
June 14, 2000
Forum Funds
Two Portland Square
Portland, Maine 04101
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We consent to the continued inclusion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement of Forum Funds of our opinion dated January 5, 1996 as to the legality
of the securities registered by Forum Funds as of that date.
Very truly yours,
/s/Seward & Kissel LLP