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EXHIBIT 23.1
[SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP LETTERHEAD]
April 24, 2000
Board
of Directors
Protective Life Insurance Company
2801 Highway 280 South
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Directors:
We
hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Counsel" in the statement of additional information filed as part of post-effective amendment No. 11 to the
Form N-1A registration statement for Protective Investment Company (File No. 33-71592). In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Sincerely, |
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SUTHERLAND ASBILL & BRENNAN LLP |
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By: /s/ DAVID S. GOLDSTEIN
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David S. Goldstein
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EXHIBIT 23.1
