NFF National Scholar-Athletes
The Bucknell team leader in receiving yards in 1991 (769) and 1992 (735), wide receiver David Berardinelli twice received the Big Blue Award as the team’s most outstanding back or receiver in 1991 and 1992. He ranks fifth in school history in single-game receiving yards (184), seventh in career 100+ yard receiving games (4) and eighth in single-season receptions (46), single-season receiving yards (769) and career receiving yards (1,609). A co-captain of the 1992 Bison, Berardinelli was named Second Team All-Patriot League. A two-time First Team Academic All-American, he compiled a 3.8 GPA in history and political science and was a two-time Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Berardinelli earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1996 and is currently a partner in the Pittsburgh and New York City offices of DeForest, Koscelnik, Yokitis & Berardinelli. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in white collar criminal defense since 2011 and in commercial litigation since 2013. In 2005, Berardinelli receieved the John Marshall Award for Asset Forfeiture from the U.S. Attorney General.
