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EXHIBIT 23

 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Lansing, Michigan

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (333-30521) of our report dated June 29, 2010, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of Capitol Bancorp Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Plan which appear in this Form 11-K.

/s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan
June 29, 2010