EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors

Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiary

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-174351, No. 333-152997 and No. 333-108108 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 2, 2012, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Palmetto Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ Elliott Davis, LLC

Greenville, South Carolina

March 2, 2012