Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain LLP
CONSENT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post Effective Amendment to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 POS and related Prospectus of BOK Financial Corporation for the
BOK Financial 401(k) Plan dated October 6, 2008 with respect to the financial statements of BOK
Financial Thrift Plan for Hourly Emplyees for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the financial
statements of BOK Financial Thrift Plan for Salaried Employees for the year ended December 31,
2007, included in their respective Forms 11-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 27, 2008.
/s/ Tullius Taylor Sartain & Sartain LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
October 6, 2008