<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-17-017874.txt : 20170705
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-17-017874.hdr.sgml : 20170705
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170705183330
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-17-017874
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140604
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170705
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170705

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FTI CONSULTING INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887936
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742]
		IRS NUMBER:				521261113
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1101 K STREET NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE B100
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20005
		BUSINESS PHONE:		202-312-9100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1101 K STREET NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE B100
		CITY:			WASHINGTON
		STATE:			DC
		ZIP:			20005

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FORENSIC TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960306

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Costamagna Claudio
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001550674

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14875
		FILM NUMBER:		17950093

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		VIA SEBETO 4
		CITY:			MILANO
		STATE:			L6
		ZIP:			20123
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4/A SUBMISSION
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    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2014-06-04</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2014-06-06</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000887936</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FTI CONSULTING INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FCN</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001550674</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Costamagna Claudio</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>555 12TH STREET NW</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 700</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20004</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2014-06-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1213</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>31.98</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>12586</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were withheld for taxes for the issuance of shares of common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units on June 5, 2014 and were inadvertently omitted from the Form 4 filed on June 6, 2014. These shares were also inadvertently omitted from subsequent Forms 4 filed by the reporting person on June 5, 2015, June 3, 2016, and June 7, 2016.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The 12,586 of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person are comprised of the 8,403 restricted stock units granted on June 6, 2012 that vested and converted to common shares on June 6, 2013, minus the 1,344 shares withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units, which were reported on the Form 4 filed on July 12, 2013. The securities are also comprised of the 6,740 restricted stock units granted on June 5, 2013 that vested and converted to common shares on June 5, 2014, which were reported on the Form 4 filed on June 6, 2014, minus the 1,213 shares withheld for taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units reported on this amended Form 4 filed on July 5, 2017.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: Joanne Catanese, Attorney-in-Fact For: Claudio Costamagna</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-07-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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