David Burns
$151,153.57asDuty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel-10.55%
Employed by Legal Aid Ontario in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.
Salary Information
Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2018 to 2025.
David Burns, Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminel at Legal Aid Ontario, earned a disclosed salary of $151,153.57 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 10.55% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. David Burns has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times between 2018 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $168,979.58 in 2024. In addition to salary, $361.56 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Legal Aid Ontario reports under the Crown Agencies sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.
Top earning Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocat de service en droit criminels in Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Salary |
|---|---|
| Omar Sherman | $165,517.36 |
| David Donald Perry | $155,517.35 |
| Rob Kitto | $155,417.34 |
| John Vujnovic | $154,767.34 |
| Alexander Hope | $154,517.35 |
| Paul Macneil | $154,117.36 |
| Michael Neziol | $154,117.36 |
| Lee St. Aubin | $154,117.35 |
| Darwin Witmer | $154,117.34 |
| David Ellison | $153,524.61 |
Other employees at Legal Aid Ontario
| Name | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Kaufman Frey Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $151,824.21 |
| Keith Kan Lead, Information Technology Infrastructure Operations/Chargé des opérations, Infrastrcture des technologies de l’information | Lead, Information Technology Infrastructure Operations/Chargé des opérations, Infrastrcture des technologies de l’information | $151,636.95 |
| Amanda Mihoub Wright Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | Duty Counsel, Criminal/Avocate de service en droit criminel | $151,559.22 |
| Nardine Roufaiel Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $151,378.43 |
| Leemor Valin Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | Manager of Legal Services/Cheffe des Services juridiques | $151,261.51 |
| Suzanne Farag Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service en droit de la famille | $151,046.62 |
| Kaitlyn Mccabe Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-présidente, Services régionaux | Vice President, Regional Services /Vice-présidente, Services régionaux | $151,005.65 |
| Evgeny Parmut Senior Counsel, Family/ Avocat principal, droit de la famille | Senior Counsel, Family/ Avocat principal, droit de la famille | $150,629.37 |
| Emma Barz Legal Counsel /Conseillère juridique | Legal Counsel /Conseillère juridique | $150,447.88 |
| Aspasia Papatheodorou Staff Lawyer, Lawyer Services and Payments/Avocate salariée, Services aux avocats et paiements | Staff Lawyer, Lawyer Services and Payments/Avocate salariée, Services aux avocats et paiements | $150,447.88 |