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                                    EXHIBIT 5








                                HART & HART, LLC
                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW
                             1624 Washington Street
                                Denver, CO 80203
William T. Hart, P.C.              ________                  harttrinen@aol.com
Will Hart                      (303) 839-0061               Fax: (303) 839-5414

                                   May 1, 2017

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 13,199,000
shares of common stock, all as referred to in the Registration Statement on Form
S-3  (File  No.  333-205444)  (the  "Registration  Statement")  filed  with  the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  declared  effective by the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  (the  "Commission")  on October 30, 2015,  the  prospectus
included therein (the "Prospectus") and the prospectus supplement,  dated May 1,
2017 (the  "Prospectus  Supplement").  The Prospectus  Supplement  pertains to a
registered direct offering pursuant to the Placement Agent Agreement dated April
30, 2017 between the Company and Rodman & Renshaw,  a unit of H.C.  Wainwright &
Co., LLC.

     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, the shares
of common  stock  mentioned  above,  when sold in the  manner  described  in the
Registration  Statement,  the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement,  will be
legally issued and these shares represent fully paid and  non-assessable  shares
of CEL-SCI's common stock.

                                          Very truly yours,

                                          HART & HART, LLC

                                          /s/  William T. Hart

                                          William T. Hart