Merrill Lynch Michigan Municipal Bond Fund of Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust 800 Scudders Mill Road Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 Ladies and Gentlemen: We consent to the filing of our opinion dated February 21, 1993, originally filed on January 21, 1993 as an Exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 33-55576 and 811-4375) of Merrill Lynch Michigan Municipal Bond Fund of Merrill Lynch Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, and to the use of our name in the prospectus and statement of additional information constituting parts of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to such Registration Statement.

	Very truly yours,
	/s/ BROWN & WOOD LLP