POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Robert N.
Tidball,  Stephen  Peary,  J.  Michael  Allgood and David J. Davis,  jointly and
severally,   his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact,   each  with  power  of
substitution,  for him in any and all  capacities,  to do any and all  acts  and
things and to execute any and all instruments  which said  attorneys,  or any of
them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable PLM Financial Services, Inc., as
Manager of Professional  Lease Management  Income Fund I, L.L.C., to comply with
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and
regulations  thereunder,  in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission of annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of
Professional Lease Management Income Fund I, L.L.C., including specifically, but
without  limiting the  generality of the  foregoing,  the power and authority to
sign the name of the  undersigned,  in any and all  capacities,  to such  annual
reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all  documents or
instruments filed as a part of or in connection  therewith;  and the undersigned
hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  that  each of the said  attorneys,  or his
substitute or substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This
Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 1997 and shall apply only
to the annual  reports  and any  amendments  thereto  filed with  respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
25th day of February, 1997.




/s/ Douglas P. Goodrich
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Douglas P. Goodrich










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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Robert N.
Tidball,  Stephen  Peary,  J.  Michael  Allgood and David J. Davis,  jointly and
severally,   his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact,   each  with  power  of
substitution,  for him in any and all  capacities,  to do any and all  acts  and
things and to execute any and all instruments  which said  attorneys,  or any of
them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable PLM Financial Services, Inc., as
Manager of Professional  Lease Management  Income Fund I, L.L.C., to comply with
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and
regulations  thereunder,  in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission of annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of
Professional Lease Management Income Fund I, L.L.C., including specifically, but
without  limiting the  generality of the  foregoing,  the power and authority to
sign the name of the  undersigned,  in any and all  capacities,  to such  annual
reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all  documents or
instruments filed as a part of or in connection  therewith;  and the undersigned
hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  that  each of the said  attorneys,  or his
substitute or substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This
Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 1997 and shall apply only
to the annual  reports  and any  amendments  thereto  filed with  respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
27th day of February, 1997.




/s/ Robert L. Pagel
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Robert L. Pagel










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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

         That the  undersigned  does hereby  constitute  and  appoint  Robert N.
Tidball,  Stephen  Peary,  J.  Michael  Allgood and David J. Davis,  jointly and
severally,   his  true  and  lawful   attorneys-in-fact,   each  with  power  of
substitution,  for him in any and all  capacities,  to do any and all  acts  and
things and to execute any and all instruments  which said  attorneys,  or any of
them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable PLM Financial Services, Inc., as
Manager of Professional  Lease Management  Income Fund I, L.L.C., to comply with
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),  and any rules and
regulations  thereunder,  in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission of annual reports on Form 10-K on behalf of
Professional Lease Management Income Fund I, L.L.C., including specifically, but
without  limiting the  generality of the  foregoing,  the power and authority to
sign the name of the  undersigned,  in any and all  capacities,  to such  annual
reports,  to any and all  amendments  thereto,  and to any and all  documents or
instruments filed as a part of or in connection  therewith;  and the undersigned
hereby  ratifies  and  confirms  all  that  each of the said  attorneys,  or his
substitute or substitutes,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  This
Power of Attorney is limited in duration  until May 1, 1997 and shall apply only
to the annual  reports  and any  amendments  thereto  filed with  respect to the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
27th day of February, 1997.




/s/ J. Alec Merriam
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J. Alec Merriam




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