Robert W. Harnais

Mr. Robert W. Harnais, Esq., brings over thirty years’ experience in public service to the Quincy College Board of Governors. During his career, Mr. Harnais served as president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, the New England Bar Association, and the Norfolk County Bar Association. Mr. Harnais dedicated over 25 years to his general law practice in Quincy as partner of Mahoney & Harnais. Mr. Harnais was also General Counsel of the Norfolk County Sheriff’s office from 1999-2018, and served as Acting Sheriff in 2018.

A strong advocate of public higher education in Massachusetts, Mr. Harnais has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Massasoit Community College, and as a member of numerous community college advisory boards. Mr. Harnais also brings to the board his experience and knowledge gained from training he received from the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in the areas of ADA, diversity, and sexual harassment.

A graduate of the New England School of Law and the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Mr. Harnais is now Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court, nominated by Governor Charlie Baker in 2020.