Exhibit 5.1

                                   LAW OFFICES

                           JOEL BERNSTEIN, ESQ., P.A.

11900 BISCAYNE BLVD., SUITE 604
TELEPHONE: 305.892.1122
MIAMI,  FLORIDA 33181
                                                         FACSIMILE: 305.892.0822

August 2, 2001

American Access Technologies, Inc.
37 Skyline Drive
Suite 1101
Lake Mary, FL 32746

Gentlemen:

I have acted as special counsel to American Access Technologies, Inc,, a Florida
corporation (the "Corporation"), in connection with the offering of 1,660,860
shares of Common Stock by Selling Shareholders. The offering of the shares is to
be made pursuant to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission - File No. 333-63462 (the "Registration
Statement").

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

Please be advised that I am of the opinion that the Corporations's Common Stock
to be offered pursuant to the Registration Statement has been duly authorized by
the Corporation. The Common Stock issued and to be issued to the Selling
Sharehodlers as described in the Registration Statement will be validly issued
by the Corporation under the Florida Business Corporation Act and full 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.

Very truly yours,

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