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Community Impact

All in for our communities and causes.

Contributing to our community in meaningful ways is a core tenet of the firm.

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Inspired Involvement

From civic and charitable groups to cultural and educational associations, 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.

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The MTO
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Established in 1982 and funded by partner contributions, the Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation focuses on providing financial support to nonprofit organizations that offer legal services to under-served communities 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 have gone to:

  • California ChangeLawyers
  • Equal Justice Works
  • Inner City Law Center
  • Justice & Diversity of the Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
  • Public Counsel

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 nonprofit organizations in the greater Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., communities, particularly organizations in which MTO associates are actively involved. Some of the Fund’s recent recipients include:

  • Ella Baker Center
  • KIPP SoCal Public Schools’ KIPP Through College Program
  • Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc.
  • The Pacific Juvenile Defender Center
  • Reading for Kids
  • University of California Irvine Foundation, for the Public Interest Law Fund at UCI Law
  • Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law
  • Yleana Leadership Foundation

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

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Munger, Tolles & Olson wins the overall award and first place in the 2025 Food From The Bar Campaign

Food From the Bar

Food From The Bar is a month-long annual fundraiser held every Spring in partnership with regional food banks. The campaign brings together law firms, law schools and legal services organizations 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. Since the campaign began in 2009, it has raised more than $7 million and MTO has earned the overall champion award 13 times between 2009-2025.  

Key Contact

Hazel Zambrano

Hazel Zambrano

Alumni & Community Engagement Manager

(213) 452-7224 Los Angeles