Santino grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University with a major in Criminology and minor in Human Rights and Equity Studies. Santino obtained his Juris Doctorate of Law from Bond University, while living abroad in Australia. He was called to the Ontario Bar in January of 2016 and practiced at a boutique personal injury law firm, representing injured clients in various civil litigation matters and accident benefit disputes.

Santino permanently moved to British Columbia and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2017. Since arriving on the west coast, Santino has expanded his practice areas and now represents clients in personal injury actions, Part 7 benefit denials, employment disputes, long term disability denials, ICBC defence work, commercial litigation, contract disputes, strata disputes, and various other civil matters.

Santino is an avid golfer and enjoys spending his spare time exploring British Columbia with his wife and their dog.