Exhibit 99(j)

                               CONSENT OF COUNSEL

     We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Trust Counsel" included in or made a part of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement of JPMorgan
Trust I on Form N-1A (Nos. 333-103022 and 811-21295) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.

                                                            /s/ Ropes & Gray LLP

                                                            ROPES & GRAY LLP

Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2006