February 18, 2005Consent to Incorporate Opinion • February 18th, 2005 • Wanger Advisors Trust
Contract Type FiledFebruary 18th, 2005 CompanyAs counsel for Wanger Advisors Trust (the "Registrant"), we consent to the incorporation by reference of our opinion for the Registrant's series designated Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies (formerly named Wanger U.S. Small Cap) and Wanger International Small Cap dated April 27, 1998, filed with the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A on April 29, 1998, and our opinion for the Registrant's series designated Wanger Select (formerly named Wanger Twenty) and Wanger International Select (formerly named Wanger Foreign Forty) dated September 30, 1998, filed with the Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A on September 30, 1998 (Securities Act file no. 33-83548).