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. 2 to the Registration Statement of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form S-3 (No. 333-130026) and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 16, 2006 (except for Note 14, as to which the date is March 7, 2006), 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, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Eisner LLP

New York, New York
April 6, 2006