EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent
to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (the
Company) on Form S-3 (No. 333-130028) and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 17, 2005 (except for the
seventh paragraph of Note 8, under Litigation and Regulatory Matters and Notes 12 and 13, as to
which the dates are March 23, 11, and 25, 2005, respectively), with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Eisner LLP
Eisner LLP
New York, New York
January 27, 2006