April 30, 2003 Board of Directors National Life Insurance Company One National Life Drive Montpelier, Vermont 05604 Re: NATIONAL VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II Ladies and Gentlemen: We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal...Consent Letter • May 1st, 2003 • National Variable Annuity Account Ii
We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Statement of Additional Information filed as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 by National Variable Annuity Account II for certain variable annuity contracts (File No. 333-19583). In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933.
