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EXHIBIT 5.1
[Opinion of Bondy & Schloss LLP]
November 21, 2000
Norstar Group, Inc.
6365 NW 6th Way
Suite 160
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Norstar Group, Inc., a Utah corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the
registration of an aggregate 1,200,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock,
$.01 par value per share, issuable to certain employees pursuant to Employment
Agreements with the Company (the "Agreements").
In connection with the foregoing, we have examined originals or copies,
satisfactory to us, of all such corporate records and of all such agreements,
certificates and other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a
basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the original documents of
all documents submitted to us as copies. As to any facts material to such
opinion, we have, to the extent that relevant facts were not independently
established by us, relied on certificates of public officials and certificates
of officers or other representatives of the Company.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, when
issued and paid for in accordance with the Agreements, the Shares will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We are members of the bar of the State of New York and are not licensed
or admitted to practice law in any other jurisdiction. Accordingly, we express
no opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
New York and the federal laws of the United States.
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Norstar Group, Inc.
November 9, 2000
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We hereby consent to the use of our opinion as herein set forth as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not
thereby concede that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Bondy & Schloss LLP
Bondy & Schloss LLP
