Exhibit (j)(1)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
We hereby consent to 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. 43 to the
Registration Statement (No. 33-18255) on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of
1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, of Firstar Funds, Inc.
This consent does not constitute a consent under Section 7 of the Securities Act
of 1933, and in consenting to the use of our name and the references to our Firm
under such caption we have not certified any part of the Registration Statement
and do not otherwise come within the categories of persons whose consent is
required under said Section 7 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.
/s/ DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
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DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 31, 2000
