EX-99.I 3 exiii.txt CONSENT OF COUNSEL THOMPSON BRUSSELS CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DAYTON WASHINGTON, D.C. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HINE ......... February 14, 2002 AmeriPrime Funds 1793 Kingswood Drive, Suite 200 Southlake, Texas 76092 Re: AmeriPrime Funds, File Nos. 33-96826 and 811-9096 Gentlemen: A legal opinion that we prepared was filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 60 to the AmeriPrime Funds Registration Statement (the "Legal Opinion"). We hereby give you our consent to incorporate by reference the Legal Opinion into Post-Effective Amendment No. 64 to the Registration Statement (the "Amendment"), and consent to all references to us in the Amendment. Very truly yours, /s/ Thompson Hine LLP