THOMPSON BRUSSELS CINCINNATI CLEVELAND COLUMBUS DAYTON WASHINGTON, D.C.
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         HINE
..........                                                     April 24, 2002


AmeriPrime Funds
1793 Kingswood Drive, Suite 200
Southlake, Texas 76092

      Re: AmeriPrime Funds, File Nos. 33-96826 and 811-9096

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         A legal opinion that we prepared was filed with Post-Effective
Amendment No. 65 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. 69 to the Registration Statement (the
"Amendment"), and consent to all references to us in the Amendment.


                                                              Very truly yours,

                                                                  /s/

                                                              Thompson Hine LLP