Exhibit 5 FOLEY & LARDNER ATTORNEYS AT LAW CHICAGO FIRSTAR CENTER SAN DIEGO JACKSONVILLE 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53202-5367 TALLAHASSEE MADISON TELEPHONE (414) 271-2400 TAMPA MILWAUKEE FACSIMILE (414) 297-4900 WASHINGTON, D.C. ORLANDO WEST PALM BEACH SACRAMENTO September 29, 1999 Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc. 1326 Willow Road Sturtevant, WI 53177 Ladies & 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 50,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), which may be issued or acquired pursuant to the Johnson Worldwide Associates, Inc. 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan"). In this regard, we have examined: (a) the Plan, as amended; (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. The 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 the Securities Act. Very truly yours, /s/FOLEY & LARDNER