Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in this Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. for the registration of $30,000,000 Senior Unsecured Debt Securities and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated March 12, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Fort Worth, Texas
June 9, 2014
