POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of JOANNE F. CATANESE and ERIC B. MILLER., each
acting individually, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and
stead of the undersigned to:

      (1)    prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all Forms
3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto), and any documents necessary to
facilitate the filing of Section 16 reports with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and FTI Consulting,
Inc. (the "Company"), as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

      (2)    seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities
from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators
and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release
any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such
release of information; and

      (3)    do and perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of
such attorney- in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the
undersigned in connection with the foregoing, it being understood, that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned,
pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

      The undersigned acknowledges that:

      (1)    this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such
attorney-in- fact to act in his discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information, and
nothing in this Power of Attorney relieves the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act; and

      (2)    neither the Company nor either of such attorneys-in-fact assumes
(i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any
failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability
of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act.

      The undersigned hereby gives and grants each attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing
matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such attorney- in-fact of, for and
on behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney.

      The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
each attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or
actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or omission of necessary facts in the information provided by the
undersigned to the attorney-in-fact for purposes of preparing, executing,
acknowledging, delivering and filing Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments
thereto) and any documents necessary to facilitate the filings of Section 16
reports, and agrees to reimburse the Company and the attorneys-in-fact herein
for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action.

      The validity of this Power of Attorney shall not be affected in any manner
by reason of the execution, at any time, of other powers of attorney by the
undersigned in favor of persons other than those named herein.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such attorney-in- fact.


      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 19 day of August, 2014.


                                      /s/ DAVID JOHNSON
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                                      Print Name: David Johnson
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