Get the answers to your questions about background screening in today's law firm - domestically and internationally.\n\nKevin P. Prendergast is the President & General Counsel at Research Associates, Inc., a corporate investigative firm serving clients since 1953.\xa0 RAI serves the investigative needs for professional service firms and works with law firms throughout the world for pre-employment background investigations, due diligence in transactional work and litigation support investigations.\n\nKevin oversees the compliance program at RAI and works with clients and their counsel in developing legally compliant background screening programs.\xa0 Mr. Prendergast graduated from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law and has been licensed to practice law in Ohio since 1987.\xa0 He is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association and the Society for Human Resource Management.