Tye Bourdony, JD & CFR #22870

Tye Bourdony, J.D.

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil, Family & County Mediator | Arbitrator | Primary Mediation Trainer

Orlando, Florida | Family, Divorce, Business & Civil Mediation | Serving Central Florida

Professional Overview

Tye Bourdony is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, arbitrator, and primary mediation trainer with more than 15 years of experience in alternative dispute resolution. Since beginning his mediation career in 2010, he has reportedly conducted more than 3,500 mediations, including over 2,000 family cases and 1,500 county and circuit civil matters.

His practice encompasses divorce and family disputes, business and commercial conflicts, homeowners association matters, residential mortgage foreclosure, and other civil disputes. He has experience conducting court-ordered, private, pre-suit, and administrative mediations.

Following his graduation from Barry University School of Law in 2010, Mr. Bourdony joined the Ninth Judicial Circuit's Osceola County Courthouse as a staff mediator in its Alternative Dispute Resolution Department. He served in that position through April 2017, gaining nearly seven years of court-connected mediation experience.

He subsequently founded the nonprofit Mediation Center of Central Florida, expanding his work into private family, business, and civil mediation.

In addition to his work as a practicing neutral, Mr. Bourdony is a primary mediation trainer for Florida County, Family, and Circuit Civil mediation programs. His professional background also includes an adjunct faculty appointment at Florida A&M University College of Law.

His combination of extensive case experience, court-connected mediation, private practice, arbitration, and professional mediator education provides a broad foundation for assisting individuals, families, attorneys, and businesses in resolving disputes.

Mediation Practice Areas

Family and Divorce Mediation

With more than 2,000 reported family mediations, Mr. Bourdony has substantial experience addressing disputes arising from divorce, parenting arrangements, and family-related financial matters.

His family mediation experience includes:

• Contested and uncontested divorce
• Parenting plans, child custody, and time-sharing
• Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities
• Alimony and spousal support
• Child support and paternity disputes
• Parental relocation involving children
• Marital settlement agreements
• Post-divorce modifications

Business and Civil Mediation

Mr. Bourdony has also reportedly conducted more than 1,500 county and circuit civil mediations involving individuals, businesses, property owners, and other parties.

His civil mediation background includes:

• Business and commercial disputes
• Contract-related conflicts
• Homeowners association disputes
• Residential mortgage foreclosure
• Landlord-tenant disagreements
• Real property disputes
• Consumer and debt-related matters
• Insurance-related disputes
• Small claims and other county civil matters

He handles disputes at various stages of the legal process, including pre-suit negotiations, pending litigation, and court-ordered mediation.

Mediation Approach

Mr. Bourdony's professional background encompasses both court-connected and private mediation, providing experience with disputes involving differing legal, financial, and interpersonal considerations.

His role as a mediator is to facilitate communication, help parties identify the issues preventing resolution, and support informed negotiations toward mutually acceptable agreements.

His extensive family and civil mediation experience, combined with his work educating other mediators, provides a practical foundation for managing disputes involving multiple issues, competing interests, and challenging negotiations.

Professional Experience

Ninth Judicial Circuit — Osceola County Courthouse

Staff Mediator | 2010–2017

Served nearly seven years in the court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Department, mediating family, county civil, and circuit civil disputes.

Mediation Center of Central Florida

Founder | Mediator | Primary Mediation Trainer

Established the nonprofit mediation center following his courthouse service, continuing his work in private dispute resolution and professional mediation education.

CPLS, P.A. — Orlando, Florida

Director of Mediation — Previously Reported Position

His professional background includes serving as Director of Mediation at the Orlando-based law and mediation firm.

Arbitration and Mediation Training

In addition to his mediation practice, Mr. Bourdony has experience in business and lemon law arbitration through the Better Business Bureau.

He also trains aspiring mediators and provides continuing education for practicing mediators and attorneys.

His educational activities include County, Family, and Circuit Civil mediation certification training, along with instruction addressing mediation ethics, professional responsibility, and dispute resolution practices.

Mr. Bourdony is associated with ADR Masterclass, identified in the Florida Courts' directory of mediation training providers. His professional biography also reports an adjunct professor of law appointment at Florida A&M University College of Law.

Geographic Service Area

Based in Orlando, Mr. Bourdony serves the Central Florida mediation market, with professional experience in Orange and Osceola Counties and other Florida jurisdictions.

His mediation training and continuing education activities extend throughout Florida and the United States.