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Exhibit (j)(1)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
We hereby consent to (i) the use of our name and to the reference to our
Firm under the caption "Counsel" in the Statement of Additional Information that
is included in, Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-1A under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of Armada Funds;
and (ii) the use and incorporation by reference in said Post-Effective Amendment
No. 55 of our firm's opinion of counsel filed as Exhibit (i) to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 53 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, of Armada Funds.
/S/ DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29, 2000
