EX-23 5 ex23a.htm EXHIBIT 23(a)

EXHIBIT 23(a)

 

 

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

 

 

 

 

I hereby consent to the use of my name in the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) contained in Form S-3.

 

 

 

 

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

/s/Edward M. Shea
 

Edward M. Shea
 

Assistant Vice President
 

and Senior Counsel

December 30, 2003

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