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                               HART & TRINEN, LLP
                                ATTORNEYS AT LAW
                             1624 Washington Street
                                Denver, CO 80203
William T. Hart, P.C.              ________           Email:  harttrinen@aol.com
Donald T. Trinen                                      Facsimile:  (303) 839-5414
                                  (303) 839-0061
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Will Hart



                                January 18, 2013

CEL-SCI Corporation
8229 Boone Blvd. #802
Vienna, VA 22182



     This letter will  constitute  an opinion  upon the  legality of the sale by
CEL-SCI Corporation, a Colorado corporation ("CEL-SCI"), of shares of its common
stock,   preferred  stock,   convertible  preferred  stock,   promissory  notes,
convertible notes, rights and warrants having a maximum value of $50,000,000 all
as referred to in the  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 filed by CEL-SCI with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     We have examined the Articles of Incorporation,  the Bylaws and the minutes
of the Board of  Directors  of CEL-SCI and the  applicable  laws of the State of
Colorado, and a copy of the Registration Statement.  In our opinion,  CEL-SCI is
authorized  to  issue  the  shares  of  stock  which  are  the  subject  of this
registration  statement and such shares,  when issued, will represent fully paid
and non-assessable shares of CEL-SCI's common stock.


                                  Very truly yours,

                                  HART & TRINEN, L.L.P.

                                  /s/ William T. Hart

                                      William T. Hart