Sarah Malerstein
Sarah Malerstein, a Partner at DuRard, McKenna & Borg LLC, has been successfully representing injured workers in the California Workers compensation arena for more than 20 years.
Sarah is an experienced, knowledgeable, and committed advocate for her clients.
Sarah is active is the California Applicants Association, a statewide attorney’s organization that promotes public policy, education, and engagement for the benefit of injured workers. She is on the Board of Directors and has served two terms as President of the San Francisco Chapter of the California Applicants’ Attorney Association Francisco Chapter. In 2018, Sarah was awarded Applicant Attorney of the Year of the San Francisco Chapter.
Sarah is a San Francisco native with deep roots in the community. Sarah graduated from with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College, and she earned her Juris Doctor degree From Santa Clara University, School of Law.
Bar Admission: California, 1987
Education
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law
- B.A., Mills College
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Workers’ Compensation
Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch is a Partner at DuRard, McKenna & Borg. He has been practicing as a Workers’ Compensation attorney for more than 25 years and is a California State Bar Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law.
Andrew is active in the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association (CAAA), a statewide attorney organization that promotes public policy, education and engagement for the benefit of injured workers. He was a CAAA Monterey Bay Chapter President from 2006 through 2008. Andrew has provided educational instruction at both CAAA continuing education events and shop steward training for unions in Northern California.
Andrew graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and earned his Juris Doctorate from UC Davis, King Hall School of Law.
Our Founders and Our Roots
DuRard, McKenna & Borg traces its roots back more than 60 years when our founder, Ernie Norback, began representing working men and women in San Francisco. In the mid-1960s Bob DuRard joined the firm and came to personify the unofficial motto: “No cause too hopeless, no case too small.” Well known in local labor circles as well as local courts, Bob served as an Officer of the San Mateo County Bar Association and the San Mateo County Trial Lawyers’ Associates and was a familiar face at many local charity organizations. Bob retired from active practice in November 1996 and died in 1999 but the spirit of his work remains very much with us today.
Michael G. McKenna joined the firm in 1983 and focused his practice in the areas of workers’ compensation and personal injury law, with a specialemphasis on third party cases. He was an active member of the California Applicants’ Attorneys Association and was a long-time co-chair of that organization’s Labor Committee. Michael always felt he owed a debt of gratitude to organized labor as his membership in the Marine Cooks and Stewards’ Union allowed him to ship out in 1969 and travel to Asia with the Merchant Marines. He also worked as a member of Hod Carriers Local 36 during law school. A San Mateo native, Michael’s presence at the firm deepened the roots of our practice in the local community. Michael retired in September 2016, but his spirit, dedication and work ethic remain as our standard.
Sue Borg joined the firm in 1990 and created a legacy of service to the working men and women of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Under the leadership of Sarah Malerstein and Andrew Lynch, DuRard, McKenna and Borg continues its legacy of excellence in serving the injured workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
