Reddit reviews The Art of Advocacy: Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of America's Best Lawyers (Aspen Coursebook)
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Experience doesn't necessarily make him a great writer. Still, don't let him bring you down or demoralize you. Especially since you're trying to improve your writing. It sounds like a normal control thing; in my experience, lawyers rewrite things for no reason except that it's what they learned in law school or it's just what's worked for them in the past. And lawyers hate changing their writing style—since Bryan Garner's tips from TWB are the "new" style that most practicing lawyers don't really care for, he may disagree with some of it. Ask him for recommended reading and see what he says. (I had a similar experience and I can understand how it's incredibly frustrating.)
But in the short term:
Long term, I recommend these for improving brief-writing skills:
Good luck!