
ROBERT T. TRUJILLO
800-598-8653 (Toll Free)
Robert is an associate attorney with VanAntwerp Attorneys, LLP. His practice focuses on complex civil litigation and regulatory matters across Kentucky and Ohio, including insurance defense, oil and gas litigation and regulatory compliance, corporate and commercial disputes, employment and labor matters, probate litigation, and governmental representation.
Robert regularly assists businesses, insurers, healthcare entities, and municipalities with litigation strategy, contract drafting and review, regulatory compliance, and risk management matters. He also maintains a criminal/OVI defense and family law practice for select clients.
Before joining VanAntwerp Attorneys, Robert maintained a litigation-focused practice in Ohio involving criminal defense, plaintiff-side personal injury, domestic relations, probate, real estate, and general civil litigation. His criminal defense experience ranges from misdemeanor and OVI matters to serious felony litigation, including attempted murder jury trials. He has successfully represented numerous individuals in divorce and custody disputes in both Kentucky and Ohio.
Robert maintains conversational proficiency in Spanish, and limited working proficiency in both French and American Sign Language.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Insurance Defense
- Oil and Gas / Mineral Rights / Environmental Regulatory Litigation
- Labor and Employment Law
- Corporate and Commercial Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Governmental/Municipal Representation
- Criminal / OVI Defense
- Ohio Expungement/Record Sealing
- Domestic Relations/Custody Contests
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Kentucky, 2018
- Ohio, 2019
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 2025
EDUCATION
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Juris Doctor, 2018
- Co-Founder, Latino Law Students Association, University of Cincinnati College of Law
- Member, Christian Legal Society
- Member, Phi Alpha Delta
- Former Board Member, Young Lawyers Section, Cincinnati Bar Association
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University
- Bachelor of Arts – Philosophy Pre-Law, 2015
- Associate of Arts – Business Administration, 2014
- George Rogers Clark High School
- Commonwealth Diploma, 2011
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Secretary, Scioto County Bar Association (2022–Present)
- Former Bar Counsel, Scioto County Bar Association (through 2025)
- Former Hearing Officer, Scioto County Juvenile Court Teen Court Diversion Program
- Appointed in 2023 to serve on the Merit Selection Committee for the reappointment of United States Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson for the Southern District of Ohio

