CONSENT OF COUNSEL

                  We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the references
to our Firm under the caption "Legal Counsel" in the Statement of Additional
Information included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), of Turner Funds (File Nos. 333-00641 and 811-07527). This consent does
not constitute a consent under Section 7 of the 1933 Act, 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
                                                 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 30, 2006