EXHIBIT (j)(1)
                               CONSENT OF COUNSEL
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         We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference to our
Firm under the caption "Counsel" in the Statements of Additional Information
that are included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 81 to the Registration
Statement (No. 33-20827; 811-5518) on Form N-1A of The RBB Fund, Inc., under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, respectively.
This consent does not constitute a consent under section 7 of the Securities Act
of 1933, 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
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                                                  DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 1, 2002