EXHIBIT 5.1
Gentlemen:
I am Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and General Counsel of DISH Network Corporation,
a Nevada corporation formed in April 1995 (the
“Company”), and have acted as such in connection
with the authorization to issue up to 80,000,000 shares of
the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the
“Common Shares”), issued under the DISH Network 2009 Stock Incentive
Plan (the
“Plan”).
I have reviewed originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction as copies
of originals, of the various proceedings taken by
the Company to effect such authorizations, and
have examined such other agreements, instruments, documents and corporate records of
the Company as
I have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed.
Based upon the foregoing and having regard for such legal considerations as I deem relevant, I am
of the opinion that the Common Shares of
the Company issuable pursuant to the Plan have been duly
authorized for issuance and will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable when issued as
provided in the Plan.
I am admitted to practice only in the State of Colorado and do not purport to be an expert on the
laws of any other jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Colorado and Federal law.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to the
Plan.
