What does a Duty Counsel Family make at Legal Aid Ontario?
In 2025 the median Duty Counsel Family at Legal Aid Ontario was paid $143,280 (30 people). That is almost exactly the provincial median of $143,280 for the role. The highest-paid was $156,814.
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People
30listed as Duty Counsel Family in 2025
Median salary
$143,280salary paid, 2025
Highest paid
$156,814salary paid, 2025
vs Ontario
+$0against $143,280 province-wide
Best paid in the role
Legal Aid Ontario · 2025
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin LeightonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $156,814 | $157,181 |
| 2 | Joyce SoneyDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,763 | $155,123 |
| 3 | Tanya CianfaraniDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,517 | $154,879 |
| 4 | Surekha BhargavanDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 5 | Ward BrownellDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 6 | Ginette Drouin ZimolaDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,117 |
| 7 | Richard HeroldDuty Counsel, Family/Avocat de service, droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 8 | Stephanie JohnsonDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 9 | Carolyn KovacDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
| 10 | Lorelee MessengerDuty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $154,117 | $154,479 |
The 10 highest salaries among the 30 Legal Aid Ontario records mapped to Duty Counsel Family in 2025. The full 2025 roster →
Median by year
2016–2025
- At Legal Aid Ontario
- Ontario median for the role
Median salary paid, Duty Counsel Family at Legal Aid Ontario, against every Duty Counsel Family in Ontario. Years with fewer than 5 people are left blank.
Year by year
| Year | People | Median | Highest | Ontario median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | $143,280 | $156,814 | $143,280 |
| 2024 | 29 | $151,299 | $170,372 | $151,299 |
| 2023 | 19 | $126,513 | $144,922 | $126,513 |
| 2022 | 17 | $127,092 | $142,422 | $127,092 |
| 2021 | 16 | $119,016 | $141,178 | $119,016 |
| 2020 | 15 | $120,205 | $143,689 | $120,205 |
| 2019 | 15 | $117,227 | $148,526 | $117,227 |
| 2018 | 12 | $106,803 | $118,450 | $106,803 |
| 2017 | 6 | $109,608 | $115,000 | $109,608 |
| 2016 | 10 | $105,586 | $111,964 | $105,586 |
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Method. Figures are salary paid (not salary plus taxable benefits), the basis of every median on this site, for records whose filed job title maps to Duty Counsel Family at Legal Aid Ontario on the Ontario Sunshine List, which lists only public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. A year with fewer than 5 people shows “<5” for both its count and its median, since naming the exact count would narrow the median down to specific people. Data runs through 2025. The 2025 figures were published here on .