"My professional opinion is that we should turn everything off and let nature take its course."
In fact, until this month, I don't remember ever having been asked for a professional opinion on anything at all.
In my professional opinion, this is going to come to a head tonight.
This is not to say, of course, that professional opinions are always correct.
"In your professional opinion, would you consider such a comparison significant?"
"The curator will meet us in a little over an hour, so take a look at this and give me your professional opinion."
Is this a professional opinion or just a personal insult?
His answers may not represent the full range of professional opinion.
That was his professional opinion and he could see no reason to doubt it.
I knew he couldn't resist being asked his professional opinion.