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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6


                CONSENT OF McDONALD & COMPANY SECURITIES, INC.


        We consent to the inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of 
FirstFederal Financial Services Corp and Summit Bancorp of the use of the form 
of our opinion and to the summarization of our opinion in the Joint Proxy 
Statement/Prospectus under the caption "Opinion of Financial Advisor". Further,
we consent to all references to our firm in such Joint Proxy 
Statement/Prospectus.

                                       /s/ McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.
                                       McDONALD & COMPANY SECURITIES, INC.    


Cleveland, Ohio
April 7, 1997