A private detective and award-winning poet before he entered law school, Mr. Bowlan practices law with an uncommon skepticism regarding form and convention. Fascinated with the power of the written word from an early age, with his impeccable logic Mr. Bowlan silences the traditional legal writing pundits whose mindless tutelage has churned out generations of lawyers who can't write a sentence more dynamic than "See Spot run." With piercing humor and unflinching common