Our Mediator Team

Armando A. Rodriguez-Feo is a fully bilingual (English/Spanish) Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator with almost three decades of legal experience. He is also a certified district mediator for the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, and is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell—the highest possible peer rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

Fluent in Spanish and experienced in multicultural contexts, Armando is especially adept at resolving disputes involving Spanish-speaking parties. His cultural fluency enhances trust, communication, and outcomes in bilingual mediations.

Before becoming a full-time neutral, Armando served in a wide range of legal roles, including in-house counsel, civil trial attorney, prosecutor, and criminal defense attorney. He spent 11 years as a litigator for The Walt Disney Company’s Parks and Resorts segment, where he handled personal injury claims, commercial disputes, and employment matters. He also served as Disney’s subject matter expert on employment law across its Florida operations, including Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line, and Disney Vacation Club. Before his time at Disney, Armando was a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division in Washington, D.C., where he first-chaired multi-million-dollar construction cases, complex commercial matters, and employment cases in federal court on behalf of the United States Government.

Armando mediates a broad spectrum of disputes, including:
– Personal injury and wrongful death cases, including automobile accidents, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, premises liability, and amusement and theme park-related incidents
– Employment disputes, including discrimination, harassment, wage and hour, whistleblower claims (under both Florida and federal law), and civil rights matters
– Contract and commercial disputes
– First- and third-party insurance coverage and bad faith claims
– Cruise ship crewmember and passenger claims

A military veteran, Armando first joined the U.S. Armed Forces in 1989 and has served as a uniformed attorney for over 27 years. He spent more than a decade on active duty in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG), serving aboard ships and at major shore commands across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. He continues to serve as a Captain (O6) in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

He earned his J.D. with honors from the University of Miami in 1996 and is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, the District of Columbia, and all federal district courts in Florida.