EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports with respect to the consolidated financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference herein.

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for share-based payments effective January 1, 2006.

/s/ KPMG LLP  

Nashville, Tennessee
December 21, 2007