Consent of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP

EX-23.2 5 dex232.htm CONSENT OF PORTER KEADLE MOORE, LLP Consent of Porter Keadle Moore, LLP

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Ameris Bancorp of our report dated March 6, 2009, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Ameris Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 2008.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Porter Keadle Moore, LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

November 20, 2009