When an attorney based in Boca Raton is facing adversity in the courtroom, he needs only dig deep into his Brazilian jiujitsu training in which he is a black belt to turn the tables on opposing counsel.

“You’re having a hard time and somebody’s really trying to beat you, you’re moving slightly, you’re getting some leverage and you’re trying to find a weakness,” said Paul J. Geller, a partner at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd. “That’s the way I practice law. It’s tough sometimes. These are not easy cases­. Defendants do not just roll over.”