EXHIBIT 5 FOLEY & LARDNER 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 July 24, 1995 Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc. 1326 Willow Road Sturtevant, Wisconsin 53177 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel for Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of a Form S-8 Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to 10,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), and interests in the Johnson Worldwide Associates Retirement and Savings Plan (the "Plan") which may be issued or acquired pursuant to the Plan. In this regard, we have examined: (a) the Plan; (b) signed copies of the Registration Statement; (c) the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended to date; (d) resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors relating to the Plan; and (e) such other documents and records as we have deemed necessary to enable us to render this opinion. Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that: 1. The Company is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin. 2. It is presently contemplated that the shares of Class A Common Stock to be acquired by the Plan will be purchased either in the open market or directly from the Company or other private sources. To the extent that the shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by the Plan shall constitute shares issued by and purchased from the Company, such shares of Class A Common Stock, when issued pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Plan, and as contemplated in the Registration Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, except as otherwise provided by Section 180.0622(2)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes. We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are "experts" within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of said Act. Very truly yours, FOLEY & LARDNER