EX-5.1 13 0013.txt LEGALITY OF SHARES BEING REGISTERED FELDHAKE, AUGUST & ROQUEMORE LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW IRVINE OFFICE NEWPORT GATEWAY, TOWER II 19900 MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 850 IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612 TELEPHONE (949) 553-5000 FACSIMILE (949) 553-5098 SAN DIEGO OFFICE KOLL CENTER, SUITE 750 501 WEST BROADWAY SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101 TELEPHONE (619) 696-6788 FACSIMILE (619) 696-8685 RESPOND TO IRVINE OFFICE November 20, 2000 Mr. Jack Tortorice, President Worldwide Wireless Networks, Inc. 770 The City Drive, Suite 3400 Orange, CA 92868 Re: Legality of Shares Being Registered Dear Mr. Tortorice: We refer to the Registration Statement No. 333-42774 on Form SB-2 (the "Rgistration Statement") of Worldwide Wireless Networks, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), relating to the offer and sale of up to 11,970,060 shares of $0.001 par value common stock (the "Common Stock") to be offered for resale by the several selling stock- holders named in the Registration Statement (the "Selling Stock- holders"). For the purpose of rendering the opinions set forth her ein, we have examined the Registration Statement and such other of the Company's documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us t express our opinions set forth below. In our examination of these items, we have assumed: (i) the genuineness of all signatures appearing on such documents or instruments; (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons who have signed documents submitted to us; (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals; (iv) the conformty with the original of all documents submitted to us as certified, telecopied, photostatic or reproduced copies; and (v) the authenticity and veracity of the originals of all such documents as supplied to us. Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the common stock being offered by the Selling Stockholders as described in the Registration Statement will be, when issued as described therein, or, upon the exercise of warrants or convertible debentures in accordance with their terms, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Very truly yours, FELDHAKE, AUGUST & ROQUEMORE, LLP By /s/ Kenneth S. August, Esq. ----------------------- Kenneth S. August, Esq. cc: Mr. Jerry Collazo Thomas Rotert, Esq. Robert J. Feldhake, Esq. FELDHAKE, AUGUST & ROQUEMORE LLP Mr. Jack Tortorice Worldwide Wireless Networks, Inc. September 11, 2000