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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Noether Monica G   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, Chief Operating Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 200 CLARENDON STREET, T-33 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/05/2012 (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 03/05/2012   A(1)   1,928 A $ 0 43,419 D   Common Stock 03/05/2012   F   613 D $ 22.53 42,806 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

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

03/05/2012

A(3)

5,786

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

5,786

$ 0

5,786

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.81

06/05/2003

06/05/2013

Common Stock

7,500

7,500

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.26

11/25/2005

05/10/2014

Common Stock

1,353

1,353

D

Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.26

11/25/2005

05/10/2014

Common Stock

8,647

8,647

D

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 50.09

04/01/2005

04/01/2015

Common Stock

6,276

6,276

D

Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 50.09

04/01/2005

04/01/2015

Common Stock

3,724

3,724

D

Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 21.43

11/08/2010(5)

11/08/2017

Common Stock

12,443

12,443

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

4,666

4,666

D

Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 21.91

11/14/2011(5)

11/14/2018

Common Stock

12,000

12,000

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Noether Monica G 200 CLARENDON STREET, T-33 BOSTON, MA 02116			EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

Delia J. Makhlouta, by power of attorney		03/07/2012
**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)	Shares issued in settlement of vesting of performance restricted stock units granted on November 8, 2010.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock; vested restricted stock units are payable in the form of cash, shares of the Issuer's common stock or a combination thereof. To the extent vested restricted stock units are paid in shares of the Issuer's common stock, such shares will be delivered to the reporting person as soon as possible after vesting, but in no event later than two and one-half months after the end of the year in which vesting occurs, subject to the collection of withholding taxes.
(3)	Unvested restricted stock units resulting from the determination of the outcome of performance conditions of performance restricted stock units granted on November 8, 2010.
(4)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning on November 8, 2012.
(5)	Date indicated is date of grant. Option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(6)	The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning on November 14, 2012.

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