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                                                              EXHIBIT 5.1




                                                   April 12, 2002



Pro Elite, Inc.
100 Dorigo Lane
Secaucus, NJ 07094


         RE: Registration Statement on Form Sb-2 of Pro Elite, Inc.
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  We have acted as counsel to and for Pro Elite, Inc. (the
"Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 and Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 thereto, together with any and
all exhibits and schedules attached thereto (the "Registration Statement"),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to 13,350,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $.0001 per share, to be sold by selling securityholders
listed in the Registration Statement. 400,000 such shares underlie common stock
purchase warrants (the "Warrants"). 12,000,000 such shares underlie 1,200,000
shares of preferred stock of the Company (the "Preferred Stock").

                  We have examined the Company's Certificate of Incorporation,
as amended, By- laws, resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company and
such other items as we deem material to this opinion. Based upon the foregoing
information and examination, it is our opinion that the shares of common stock
of the Company covered by the Registration Statement have been duly authorized
and, when sold, issued and paid for, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and that the shares of Preferred Stock have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. It is our further
opinion that the Note and the Warrants have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are the legal and binding obligations of the Company.

                  We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement and we further consent to the reference under the
caption "Legal Matters" in the


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Prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement to the fact that
this opinion concerning the validity of the issue has been rendered by us.

                                           Very truly yours,

                                           /s/ Bondy & Schloss LLP

                                           BONDY & SCHLOSS LLP