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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5

Law Offices

JOEL BERNSTEIN, ESQ., P.A.
11900 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 604              Telephone: 305.892.1122
Miami, Florida 33181                         Facsimile: 305.892.0822


March 30, 2001


Joe Nicastro
Unico, Inc.
24 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, N.J. 07442

Gentlemen:

I have acted as special counsel to Unico, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), in connection with the offering of 3,503,667 shares of Common
Stock to be issued pursuant to employee stock option agreements and agreements
with consultants and directors. The offering of the shares is to be made
pursuant to Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Registration Statement").

I have acted as special counsel to the Corporation in connection with the
issuance of shares.

Please be advised that I am of the opinion that the Corporation's Common Stock
to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement has been duly authorized
by the Corporation. The Common Stock when issued in accordance with the terms
of the stock options and agreements will be validly issued by the Corporation
and fully paid and non-assessable.

We consent to the use of our name in the Registration Statement in the section
of the Prospectus entitled "Legal Matters" and the filing of this letter as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Yours very truly,


/s/ Joel Bernstein, Esq., P.A.
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