EXHIBIT 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


            We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated
February 22, 2005 relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements
and internal controls over financial reporting, which appear on pages 26 and 27
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc .for the year
ended December 31, 2004.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Frederick, Maryland
July 18, 2005