EXHIBIT 23





            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


CEL-SCI Corporation
Vienna, Virginia


We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our reports dated December
23,  2011,   relating  to  the   consolidated   financial   statements  and  the
effectiveness of CEL-SCI's internal control over financial  reporting  appearing
in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  September 30,
2011.  Our report  contains an  explanatory  paragraph  regarding  the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern.


                                                       /s/ BDO USA LLP

Bethesda, Maryland
February 10, 2011





                              CONSENT OF ATTORNEYS


     Reference is made to the Registration  Statement of CEL-SCI  Corporation on
Form S-8  whereby the Company  proposes to sell up to  19,000,000  shares of the
Company's  Common  Stock.  Reference  is also made to Exhibit 5 included  in the
Registration Statement relating to the validity of the securities proposed to be
issued and sold.

     We hereby consent to the use of our opinion  concerning the validity of the
securities proposed to be issued and sold.


                                Very Truly Yours,

                                HART & TRINEN, L.L.P.



                                By /s/ William T. Hart
                                   ----------------------------
                                   William T. Hart


Denver, Colorado
February 10, 2012