From arts and education associations to civic and charitable groups, many of our attorneys serve on the boards of organizations that inspire them. In 2017, in recognition of our name partner’s commitment to public service, the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, the city’s frontline law firm for low-income residents, named its new headquarters the Ron Olson Justice Center.

The firm also regularly donates to a wide variety of organizations through its partner- and associate-backed nonprofits, the Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation and the Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund.

The Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation

Established in 1982 and funded by partner contributions, the Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation focuses on providing financial support to organizations that offer legal services to under-served people in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It also contributes to nonprofits supported by our clients. With aggregate donations now in excess of $1 million per year, some of the Foundation’s recent grants went to:

The Foundation also funds fellowships for recent law school graduates with public interest organizations with the proceeds from our pro bono attorneys fees awards.

The Foundation does not accept grant requests that originate from outside of the firm.

The Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund

Formed in 2000, the Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund is fueled by voluntary contributions from the firm’s associate attorneys. Named in the memory of its co-founder, former associate Paul Davis, the Fund supports organizations in the greater Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., communities, particularly organizations in which MTO associates are actively involved. Since its founding, the Fund has donated approximately $650,000, with some of the Fund’s recent grants going to:

The Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund does not accept grant requests that originate from outside of the firm.

Food From The Bar

Munger Tolles is also consistently a top fundraiser for Food From The Bar, a friendly, month-long annual competition between regional law firms, law schools and legal associations to raise money for Feeding America-affiliated food banks, including the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank and the Capital Area Food Bank.