Exhibit 5

                         [ALLEN TELECOM INC. LETTERHEAD]

                                  July 19, 2002




Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 5th Street
Washington, DC 20549




         Re:      Allen Telecom Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock Plan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         I have acted as counsel for Allen Telecom Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Registrant"), in connection with the Allen Telecom Inc. Amended and Restated
1992 Stock Plan ("Plan"). I have examined such documents, records and matters of
law as I have deemed necessary for purposes of this opinion, and based
thereupon, I am of the opinion that:

         1.       The Registrant's shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
                  share ("Common Stock") that may be issued or transferred and
                  sold pursuant to the Plan and the authorized forms of
                  agreement thereunder ("Agreements") will be, when issued or
                  transferred and sold in accordance with the Plan and such
                  Agreements, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
                  nonassessable.

         2.       When issued in accordance with the Rights Agreement dated as
                  of January 20, 1998 between Registrant and Fifth Third Bank
                  (as successor to Harris Trust Company of New York), as Rights
                  Agent (the "Rights Agreement"), the Series C Junior
                  Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights ("Rights") will
                  be validly issued.

         For purposes of the opinion set forth in paragraph 1, I have assumed
that shares of Common Stock when issued or transferred and sold in accordance
with the Plan, will have been reserved for issuance from the authorized Common
Stock of the Company within the limits of the Common Stock then remaining
authorized but unreserved and unissued.

         The opinion set forth in paragraph 2 is limited to the valid issuance
of the Rights under the corporation laws of the State of Delaware. I do not
express any opinion herein with respect to any other aspect of the Rights, the
effect of equitable principles or fiduciary considerations relating to the
adoption of the Rights Agreement or the issuance of the Rights or the
enforceability of any particular provisions of the Rights Agreement.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant to effect
registration of the Common Stock to be issued and sold pursuant to the Plan
under the Securities Act of 1933.

                                                   Very truly yours,


                                                   /s/ Laura C. Meagher

                                                   Laura C. Meagher