Exhibit 5.1

						600 Travis, Suite 4200 Houston, Texas 77002 713.220.4200 Phone 713.220.4285 Fax andrewskurth.com

February 21, 2013

Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

5433 Westheimer Road, Suite 500

Houston, Texas 77056

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the offering and sale by the selling stockholders named in the Registration Statement of up to an aggregate of 8,562,409 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, including the associated preferred stock purchase rights (the “Common Stock”).

As the basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have examined: (i) originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified, of (a) the Registration Statement; (b) the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company; (c) the Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company; (d) the Bylaws of the Company; (e) certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company; and (f) such other instruments and documents as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of this opinion; and (ii) such statutes, including the Delaware General Corporation Law, and regulations as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purposes of this opinion. We have not independently verified any factual matter relating to this opinion.

In making our examination, we have assumed and have not verified (i) that all signatures on documents examined by us are genuine, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and (iv) the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies. In making our examination of documents executed by parties other than the Company, we have assumed that such parties had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or other, and the due execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and that, to the extent such documents purport to constitute agreements, such documents constitute valid and binding obligations of such parties.

Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.

February 21, 2013

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Based on the foregoing and such legal considerations as we deem relevant, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We express no opinion other than as to the federal laws of the United States of America and the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory provisions, the applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing). For purposes of this opinion, we assume that the Shares were issued in compliance with all applicable state securities or blue sky laws.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC issued thereunder.

Our opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update or supplement our opinion to reflect any change of fact, circumstance or law after such time.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Andrews Kurth LLP