Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.2 (b)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No. 333-117330 on Form S-8 of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. of our report, dated February 29, 2008, relating to our audit of the consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2007, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen LLP

Frederick, Maryland

May 13, 2010