EX-99 2 0002.txt CONSENT OF COUNSEL TO THE TRUST HOLLYER BRADY SMITH & HINES LLP 551 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10176 Tel: (212) 818-1110 FAX: (212) 818-0494 January 26, 2001 To the Trustees of Tax-Free Trust of Oregon We consent to the incorporation by reference into post- effective amendment No. 25 under the 1933 Act and No. 26 under the 1940 Act of our opinion dated December 1, 1997. Hollyer Brady Smith & Hines LLP /s/ W. L. D. Barrett by__________________________ Partner