SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ellis Vernon James

(Last) (First) (Middle)
777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE
SUITE 1500

(Street)
WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/06/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FTI CONSULTING INC [ FCN ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
Remarks:
No Securities Owned
No securities are beneficially owned.
/s/ Eric B. Miller, Attorney-in-Fact For: Vernon J. Ellis 06/08/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned, hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of ERIC B. MILLER and JOANNE F. CATANESE, 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 3rd day of May, 2012.

                                        /s/ VERNON JAMES ELLIS
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                             Print Name: Vernon James Ellis
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