CONSENT OF PKF WITT MARES

EX-23.1 3 dex231.htm CONSENT OF PKF WITT MARES CONSENT OF PKF WITT MARES

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) of our Auditor’s Report included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

/s/ PKF Witt Mares, PLC

Norfolk, Virginia

June 28, 2007