“My professors and the college as a whole have done an incredible job getting me ready for a great career. In addition to the stimulating coursework, during my first two years I was exposed to lawyers from around Tulsa and members of both the state and the federal judiciary. Those first-hand experiences have inspired my career aspirations, influenced the courses I choose and led me to find multiple mentors throughout the Tulsa legal community.”
Getting involved in opportunities beyond the classroom is a major way Matthew Cecconi is preparing himself for a career in appellate litigation.
In his 2L year, Cecconi served as executive director of the Public Interest Board, a TU Law student organization that serves the community and helps students develop a lasting commitment to public service. At the same time, Cecconi was an associate editor for the Tulsa Law Review, the college’s flagship journal. That experience was so rewarding, he signed on for a second year as an articles selection editor.
Cecconi also competed in 2020 in the National Health Law Moot Court Competition. Out of a field of 32 teams from across the country, Cecconi and his teammate Hannah Frosch took home the bronze. And there’s yet another reason Cecconi will look back on his 2L year as exceptional: He was named a Holloway Scholar by the Oklahoma City chapter of the Federal Bar Association, which honors a law student’s ethics, civility and professionalism, academic merit, leadership abilities and other qualities. For fall 2021, Cecconi lined up an externship with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which will enable him to apply and solidify what he’s learned during his first two years of law school.