Exhibit 5.1



                                  July 19, 2004

Synetics Solutions Inc.
18870 N.E. Riverside Parkway
Portland, Oregon 97230

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      We have acted as counsel to Synetics Solutions Inc., an Oregon corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Act"), relating to 6,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to be
offered by the Company (the "Company Shares"), 900,000 of which shares are
subject to an over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters.

      We have reviewed the corporate action of the Company in connection with
this matter and have examined the documents, corporate records and other
instruments we deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion.

      Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

      (1) The Company is a corporation existing under the laws of the state of
Oregon;

      (2) The Company Shares are duly authorized shares of common stock of the
Company; and

      (3) The Company Shares, when issued and sold in the manner described in
the Registration Statement and in accordance with resolutions adopted by the
Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, and when payment
therefor shall have been received by the Company, will be legally issued, fully
paid and nonassessable.




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      We consent to the use of our name under the heading "Legal Matters" in the
Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, and to the filing of
this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We further consent to
the incorporation by reference of this opinion and consent as exhibits to any
registration statement filed in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Act
relating to the offering.

                                                     Very truly yours,



                                                     STOEL RIVES LLP