EXHIBIT 5
                      [Schreck Brignone Godfrey Letterhead]

December 21, 2000

RCM Technologies, Inc.
2500 McClellan Avenue
Suite 350
Pennsauken, New Jersey  08109-4613

        Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special Nevada counsel to RCM Technologies, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Registrant") in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to the registration of
certain deferred compensation obligations (the "Deferred Compensation
Obligations") to be issued in connection with the Registrant's Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). All capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

         In rendering the opinions hereinafter expressed, we have made such
legal and factual examinations and inquiries as we have deemed necessary and
appropriate, including an examination of originals or copies certified or
otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true reproductions of
originals, of all documents, records, agreements and other instruments as we
have deemed relevant, including (a) the Registration Statement, (b) the
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and
Restated Bylaws, (c) certain records of the Registrant's corporate proceedings
as reflected in its minute books, and (d) the Plan. We have also obtained from
officers and agents of the Registrant and from public officials, and have relied
upon, such certificates, representations and assurances as we have deemed
necessary and appropriate for purposes of this opinion.

         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in our examination,
we have assumed without independent verification, that (i) each of the parties
thereto has duly and validly executed and delivered each document to which it is
a party, including, without limitation, the Plan, (ii) each natural person
executing a document has sufficient legal capacity to do so, (iii) all documents
submitted to us as originals are authentic, the signatures on all documents that
we examined are genuine, and all documents submitted to us as certified,
conformed, photostatic or facsimile copies conform to the original document, and
(iv) all corporate records made available to us by the Registrant and all public
reviewed are accurate and complete.


         We have further assumed that, prior to the incurrence of the Deferred
Compensation Obligations by the Company as referenced in the opinion below, (i)
the Company will have selected of its employees ("Participants") to participate
in the Plan, (ii) each Participant selected by the Company will have fulfilled
the requirements to participate in the Plan, and (iii) each such qualified
Participant will have elected to participate in the Plan by duly and validly
executing and delivering a Participation Agreement.

         We are qualified to practice law in the State of Nevada. The opinions
set forth herein are expressly limited to the laws of the State of Nevada and we
do not purport to be experts on, or to express any opinion herein concerning, or
to assume any responsibility as to the applicability to or the effect on any of
the matters covered herein of, the laws of any other jurisdiction. We express no
opinion concerning, and we assume no responsibility as to laws or judicial
decisions related to, or any orders, consents or other authorizations or
approvals as may be required by, any federal law, including any federal
securities law, or any state securities of "blue sky" laws.


         Based upon the foregoing, and having regard to legal considerations and
other information that we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that, when
incurred for the benefit of Participants in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan, the Deferred Compensation Obligations will be valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms except as
enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and
other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights, general principles of equity, or the exercise of judicial
discretion in accordance with Nevada court decisions and statutes.


         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement and the reference to this firm therein under the caption
"Legal Matters". In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are acting
within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                 Very truly yours,


                                 SCHRECK BRIGNONE GODFREY


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