Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
Bell Gregory K
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CRA INTERNATIONAL, INC. [CRAI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Platform Leader
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
200 CLARENDON STREET, T-33		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/12/2009
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/12/2009   F   606 D $ 22.8 52,880 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.5             06/08/1999(1) 06/08/2009 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.688             09/11/2000(2) 09/11/2010 Common Stock 2,966   2,966 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.85             05/02/2001(3) 05/02/2011 Common Stock 3,750   3,750 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.75             05/30/2003 05/30/2012 Common Stock 3,269   3,269 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13.75             05/30/2002(4) 05/30/2012 Common Stock 13,125   13,125 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.81             06/05/2003(5) 06/05/2013 Common Stock 7,314   7,314 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 22.81             06/05/2003(6) 06/05/2013 Common Stock 4,023   4,023 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 32.26             11/25/2005 05/10/2014 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 50.09             04/01/2005(7) 04/01/2015 Common Stock 10,765   10,765 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 50.09             04/01/2005(8) 04/01/2015 Common Stock 4,235   4,235 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bell Gregory K
200 CLARENDON STREET, T-33
BOSTON, MA 02116		       EVP, Platform Leader  

Signatures

 Delia J. Makhlouta, by power of attorney   02/17/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Date indicated is date of grant. The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) Date indicated is date of grant. The option vests over four years, as follows: 233 shares vest on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 1,250 shares vest on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
(3) Date indicated is date of grant. 1,250 shares vest on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
(4) Date indicated is date of grant. 4,375 shares vest on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
(5) Date indicated is date of grant. The option vests over four years, as follows: 566 shares vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant; 1,152 shares vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant; 1,746 shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant and 3,850 shares vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant.
(6) Date indicated is date of grant. 1,919 shares vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 2,104 shares vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(7) Date indicated is date of grant. The option vests over four years, as follows: 3,750 shares vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant; 3,507 shares vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 1,754 shares vest on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
(8) Date indicated is date of grant. 243 shares vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant and 1,996 shares vest on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant

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