CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 97
to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Professionally Managed Portfolios
and to the use of our report dated April 21, 2000 on the financial statements
and financial highlights of the Avondale Hester Total Return Fund, a series of
Professionally Managed Portfolios. Such financial statements and financial
highlights appear in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders which is
incorporated by reference into the Statement of Additional Information.
/s/Tait, Weller & Baker
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 19, 2000