BELL, BOYD & LLOYD LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70 West Madison Street Suite 3100 o Chicago Illinois 60602-4207 312.372.1121 o Fax 312.827.8000Consent to Incorporation by Reference • July 29th, 2005 • Columbia Funds Trust Viii
As co-counsel for Columbia Funds Trust VIII (formerly Liberty-Stein Roe Funds Income Trust) (the "Trust"), we consent to the incorporation by reference of our opinions relating to the respective series of the Trust filed as the following exhibits to the following post-effective amendments ("PEAs") to the Trust's registration statement on Form N-1A, Securities Act File No. 33-02633:
