Exhibit 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated November 12, 2002, included in the Registration
Statement Amendment No. 3 (Form S-3 No. 333-100428) and related Prospectus of
FTI Consulting, Inc. for the registration of 2,121,969 shares of its common
stock.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Baltimore, Maryland
February 5, 2003