One of the first lawyers at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis has returned to the Southern California firm after more than two decades away.

O'Malley Miller, the eighth attorney in the door at Allen Matkins when it was formed in 1977, most recently served as head of the real estate practice at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles. He re-joins Allen Matkins as a partner.

“It just struck me as a sensible and opportunistic milestone,” Miller said of returning to his old stomping grounds. “[Allen Matkins] has a well-earned reputation as one of the strongest real estate firms in the country, and certainly on the West Coast.”