About Therese Mckenzie

Therese was born and raised in Sweden. At the age of 16, she moved with her family to Boca Raton, FL, where she graduated from Boca Raton High School. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Trade from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2005. As a daughter of an attorney, Therese grew up with a desire to practice law. She pursued a law degree and graduated Cum Laude from Florida International University College of Law, Miami, in 2011. She was ranked 10th out of more than 140 students. During law school, she was a member of the Board of Advocacy and competed in several moot court competitions all over the country. She earned awards for her writing and oral argument skills.

After graduating law school in 2011, Therese worked at an insurance defense firm in Miami with a focus on civil and appellate litigation of insurance coverage disputes and commercial litigation.Therese met her husband, Alistair, a Pensacola native, during law school. She moved to Pensacola, FL in 2014, and joined McKenzie Law Firm. After she moved to Pensacola and with the help of her mentor, John Myrick, she started practicing family law. She currently focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law.

She is the proud mother of two daughters and a son. She has a blended family and knows personally the difficulties of navigating co-parenting with an ex spouse and step-parent dynamics. When she is not in the office practicing law, she enjoys spending time with her family, horses, and riding her Peloton bike. Therese loves southern culture, especially Mardi Gras! She has been a member of the Krewe of the Gatsby Girls since 2018.