EXHIBIT 5









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

                                 October 4, 2011

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 13,333,334
shares of common  stock,  Series F warrants  to  purchase  12,000,000  shares of
CEL-SCI's  common  stock,  Series G  warrants  to  purchase  667,667  shares  of
CEL-SCI's  common  stock,  as well as shares  issuable  upon the exercise of the
Series F and Series G warrants, all as referred to in the Registration Statement
on Form S-3  (File  No.  333-160794)  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.

     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:

     o    the  13,333,334  shares  of common  stock  mentioned  above  have been
          legally   issued   and  these   shares   represent   fully   paid  and
          non-assessable shares of CEL-SCI's common stock;

     o    the Series F and Series G warrants  have been  legally  issued and are
          fully paid and non-assessable; and

     o    the shares of common stock  issuable upon the exercise of the Series G
          and Series F warrants,  when the warrants are  exercised in accordance
          with their terms, will be legally issued and will represent fully paid
          and non-assessable shares of CEL-SCI's common stock.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           HART & TRINEN

                                           /s/ William T. Hart

                                           William T. Hart