UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO. ___)*

FTI Consulting Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

302941109

(Cusip Number)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a 
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to 
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment 
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in 
a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page 
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise 
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall 
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the 
Notes).


SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 302941109	Page 2 of 6 Pages


1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

	Investment Counselors of Maryland, Inc.

2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*	(a)[ ]
		(b)[ ]

3.	SEC USE ONLY

4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Maryland



5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF SHARES
	
BENEFICIALLY
6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH
	
REPORTING
7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
	
WITH
8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

	
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	

10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
SHARES*
	

11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	%

12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
	IA



CUSIP No. 302941109	Page 3 of 6 Pages

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:


	(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
	

Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:

	Investment Counselors of Maryland, Inc.

	(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, 
Residence:

	803 Cathedral Street
	Baltimore, Maryland  21201-5297

	(c)	Citizenship:

	Maryland

	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:

	
	(e)	CUSIP Number:
	302941109
	

Item 3:	Capacity in Which Person is Filing:

	[x] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.



CUSIP No. 302941109	Page 4 of 6 Pages


Item 4:	Ownership:

	As of December 31, 1997:

	(a)	Amount Beneficially Owned:
		

	(b)	Percent of class:
		%

	(c)	Number of shares to which such person has:

	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
		

	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
		

	(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
		

	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
of:
		

Item 5:	Ownership of Five Percent of Less of Class:

	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as 
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the 
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of 
securities, check the following. [ ]



CUSIP No. 302941109	Page 5 of 6 Pages


Item 6:	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of 
Another Person:

	All of the shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 4 are 
owned by various investment advisory clients of Investment 
Counselors of Maryland, Inc., which is deemed to be a beneficial 
owner of those shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make 
investment decisions over such shares for its clients and its 
ability to vote such shares.  In all cases, persons other than 
Investment Counselors of Maryland, Inc. have the right to 
receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, 
or the proceeds from the sale of the shares.  No individual 
client holds more than five percent of the class.

Item 7:	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary 
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent 
Holding Company:

	Not applicable.

Item 8:	Identification and Classification of Members of the 
Group:

	Not applicable

Item 9:	Notice of Dissolution of Group:

	Not applicable



CUSIP No. 302941109	Page 6 of 6 Pages


Item 10:	Certification:

	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge 
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the 
ordinary course of business and were not acquired in connection 
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes 
or effect.

SIGNATURE

	After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this 
statement is true, complete and correct.


		Investment Counselors of Maryalnd, Inc.
		By:	/s/ Robert D. McDorman, Jr.

		Robert D. McDorman, Jr.
		Principal

Date: