Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kelly Declan M
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FTI CONSULTING INC [FCN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 1500		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-Chief Integration Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Common Stock 22,250
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Call Option (right to buy) 11/26/2007(1) 11/30/2009 Common Stock 103,643 $ 76.369 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 10/04/2007(2) 10/04/2016 Common Stock 56,040 $ 25.25 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 08/11/2009(2) 08/11/2018 Common Stock 75,000 $ 74.05 D  
Put Option (right to sell) 11/26/2007(1) 11/30/2009 Common Stock 103,643 $ 54.043 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kelly Declan M
777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE
SUITE 1500
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401		       EVP-Chief Integration Officer  

Signatures

Declan M. Kelly 11/07/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person entered into a European style collar arrangement before he was elected an officer of FTI Consulting, Inc. The reporting person acquired the shares of common stock subject to the collar as partial purchase price consideration for the share capital of FD International (Holdings) Limited owned by him, which was acquired by FTI Consulting, Inc. in October 2006.
(2) Option vests at the rate of 20% per annum on the first through fifth anniversary dates of the date of grant

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