Carlos Di Ponio

Carlos Di Ponio is a partner and attorney at the law firm of Sterling & Tucker where he helps clients meet their long-term financial needs and goals by carefully evaluating their current assets and providing guidance on asset protection, advanced estate planning, and insurance planning. He prepares wills, living trusts, and other estate planning instruments so his clients’ needs and concerns are addressed in a cohesive strategy for their financial future. Mr. Di Ponio also presents regular public and private educational seminars on Oahu and Maui in these areas.

Before joining Sterling & Tucker, Mr. Di Ponio was in a private practice concentrating in the areas of civil, criminal, and compliance litigation.

Mr. Di Ponio grew up in Canada where he earned a Bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada, graduating on the Dean’s list.

Following his undergraduate degree, Mr. Di Ponio concurrently attended two law schools and earned two law degrees: he graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor degree from Michigan State University College of Law in 2002. That same year he also received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. At Michigan State, Mr. Di Ponio was the Assistant Editor of Events & Marketing for the Journal of International Law and was Assistant Vice President of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society; he also served on the Windsor (Law) Review of Legal and Social Issues at the University of Windsor.

Mr. Di Ponio is admitted to practice law before all the courts in the State of Hawaii, and in the Province of Ontario, Canada, and before the Federal Courts in both countries. He is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the Hawaii Estate Planning Council, the American Bar Association, the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys, and the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Mr. Di Ponio is a licensed resident producer under Hawaii’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division of life, accident and health insurance.

Mr. Di Ponio has also been a certified Contract Advisor with the National Football League Players Union, representing active and prospective National Football League players and their families with contract negotiations and off-field activities.

Mr. Di Ponio has actively fundraised and served various community organizations including the Italian-Canadian War Veteran’s Association, Easter Seals, the Memorial Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Honolulu, and Honolulu’s River of Life Mission. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Surfrider Spirit Sessions, a non-profit entity devoted to mentoring at-risk youth, and heads up corporate sponsorship initiatives; he also serves as a mentor there.

Mr. Di Ponio enjoys a variety of outside activities including surfing, basketball, swimming, tennis, hiking and traveling. When time permits he reviews films and performs some marketing work for Walt Disney Studios in conjunction with major film releases. Carlos has acted in several plays and local short films.