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[REGIS CORPORATION LETTERHEAD]


                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1
March 15, 2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 - 5th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Re:      Regis Corporation

This opinion is furnished in connection with the Registration Statement on Form
S-3, (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by Regis Corporation (the "Company"), covering up to 428,571 shares
of the Company's common stock, par value $.05, (the "Common Stock").

I am the General Counsel of the Company and, as such, have examined the
Company's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and such other corporate records and
documents as I have considered relevant and necessary for the purposes of this
opinion. I have participated in the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement. I am familiar with the proceedings taken by the Company with respect
to the authorization and issuance of shares of Common Stock as described in the
Registration Statement.

Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:

1.       The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
         good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota.

2.       The Company has corporate authority to issue the shares of Common Stock
         covered by the Registration Statement.

3.       The shares of Common Stock proposed to be issued in the public offering
         as described in the Registration Statement will, when sold and paid
         for, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.



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Letter to Securities & Exchange Commission
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I hereby consent to the reference of me as general counsel in the section
captioned "Legal Opinions" in the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

REGIS CORPORATION


By: s/Bert M. Gross
    Bert M. Gross
    General Counsel

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