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EX-23 - EXHIBIT 23(A) - CEL SCI CORPform8kitem101ex231-12.txt
EX-10 - EXHIBIT 10(DD) - CEL SCI CORPform8kitem101ex10dd1-12.txt
EX-10 - EXHIBIT 10(CC) - CEL SCI CORPform8kitem101exh10cc1-12.txt
8-K - 8-K RE ITEM 1.01 - CEL SCI CORPform8kitem101chardan1-12.txt


                                    EXHIBIT 5


HART & TRINEN, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1624 Washington Street Denver, CO 80203 William T. Hart, P.C. ________ Email: harttrinen@aol.com Donald T. Trinen Facsimile: (303) 839-5414 (303) 839-0061 ----------- Will Hart January 25, 2012 CEL-SCI Corporation 8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 802 Vienna, Virginia 22182 This letter will constitute our opinion upon the legality of the sale by CEL-SCI Corporation, a Colorado corporation ("CEL-SCI"), of up to 16,000,000 shares of common stock, Series H warrants to purchase 12,000,000 shares of CEL-SCI's common stock, as well as shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series H warrants, all as referred to in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-160794) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have examined the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws and the minutes of the Board of Directors of CEL-SCI, the applicable laws of the State of Colorado, and a copy of the Registration Statement. In our opinion: o the 16,000,000 shares of common stock mentioned above have been legally issued and these shares represent fully paid and non-assessable shares of CEL-SCI's common stock; o the Series H warrants have been legally issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; and o the shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Series H warrants, when the warrants are exercised in accordance with their terms, will be legally issued and will represent fully paid and non-assessable shares of CEL-SCI's common stock. Very truly yours, HART & TRINEN /s/ William T. Hart William T. Hart