California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 11, 2009
Like Father, Like Son: Duo Wins Big Before Appeals Court in Separate Cases
Bay Area lawyers Roderick and Gregory Walston might be the first father-son pair to win reversals before the 1st District Court of Appeal in the same week in separate precedent-setting cases. In his landmark case, son Gregory represented a male-to-female transgender prison inmate who'd been sexually assaulted behind bars, whereas father Roderick scored his own victory, representing a North Bay municipality battling environmentalists over groundwater use for proposed developments.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Father and son lawyers Roderick and Gregory Walston's practices are as diverse as water rights and civil rights.
Roderick E. Walston, 73, currently of Best Best & Krieger in Walnut Creek, is a veteran government-side natural resources litigator who has held top legal posts at the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and state agencies. ...
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