McKensie East graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2022. During her time at STCL, she was active in the Real Estate and Construction Law Society as well as the ADR Program. McKensie was named the 2021-2022 ABA Negotiation Regional Champion in her first ever competition, and now assists in coaching the ABA Negotiation Competition team. McKensie also coaches the Transatlantic Negotiation Competition Team, along with her former teammate and co-champion Vikesh Patel. McKensie is currently Legal Counsel at Caldwell Companies where she advises and assists on almost every aspect of real estate development, from acquisition and operations to disposition.