CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the use of our report dated March 1, 2017 on the financial statements of EMC Holdings, LLC in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of First Western Financial, Inc. and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
| /s/ Fortner, Bayens, Levkulich & Garrison, P.C. |
Denver, Colorado
July 9, 2018
