OPINION REGARDING LEGALITY
Published on February 17, 2010
Exhibit
5
Law
Office of Jennifer A. Post
340 North
Camden Drive, Suite 302
Beverly
Hills, California 90210
February
16, 2010
Aethlon
Medical, Inc.
8910
University Center Lane, Suite 255
San
Diego, California 92122
Re: Amended and Restated 2003
Consultant Stock Plan
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We have
acted as counsel to Aethlon Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the preparation of the filing with the
Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the
"Securities Act"), of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
relating
to 1,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") that may
be issued pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2003 Consultant Stock
Plan (the
"Plan"). This opinion letter is being furnished to the Company in accordance
with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K of the Securities
Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter, other than
as to the
validity of the Shares.
In
connection with that registration, we have reviewed the proceedings of
the Board
of Directors of the Company relating to the registration and proposed
issuance
of the Shares, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments
thereto, the Bylaws of the Company and all amendments thereto, and such
other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary to the rendering of
the
following opinion.
As to the
facts on which this opinion is based, we have relied upon certificates
of public officials and certificates and written statements of officers
and representatives of the Company.
In our
examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity
of all documents submitted to us as original documents, the conformity
to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and
the legal
capacity of natural persons.
The
opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of
the State
of Nevada, including the applicable provisions of the Nevada Constitution
and the reported judicial decisions interpreting such law, in each case as
currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the
laws of
any other jurisdiction. In addition, we have assumed that the resolutions
authorizing the Company to issue or deliver and sell the Shares pursuant
to the Plan and the applicable award agreements will be in full force
and
effect at all times at which such Shares are issued or delivered or sold by
the
Company, and the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions.
In
rendering the opinion below, we have assumed that each award under the
Plan will
be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized
committee
of the Board of Directors.
Based
upon that review, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued, will be
legally issued, fully paid, and nonassessable. We do not find it necessary
for the purposes of this opinion to cover, and accordingly we express
no
opinion as to the application of, the securities or blue sky laws of the
various
states of the United States to the issuance and sale of the Shares.
We assume
no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent
to the date hereof.
We
consent to the use of this opinion in the registration statement filed
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration
of the
Shares. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included
in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission
promulgated thereunder.
/s/ LAW OFFICE OF JENNIFER A. POST |