Can I see a lawyer after being released on bail pending trial? Yes. The duty of the defense lawyer is to present materials and opinions on the innocence of criminal suspects and defendants or the redu

Can I see a lawyer after being released on bail pending trial? Yes. The duty of the defense lawyer is to present materials and opinions on the innocence of criminal suspects and defendants or the reduction or exemption of criminal liability based on facts and law, and to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants. Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law allows defense lawyers to meet and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders may meet with and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody with the approval of the People's Court and People's Procuratorate. If a defender requests to meet with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody with a lawyer's practicing certificate, a law firm certificate, a power of attorney, or an official legal aid letter, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in a timely manner, no later than 48 hours. In cases of crimes endangering national security and terrorist activities, if defense lawyers meet with criminal suspects in custody during the investigation, they must obtain permission from the investigation agency. Under the above circumstances, the investigation agency shall notify the detention center in advance. Defense lawyers can meet with criminal suspects and defendants in custody to learn about the case, provide legal advice, etc.; from the date the case is transferred for review and prosecution, they can verify relevant evidence with criminal suspects and defendants. Defense lawyers' meetings with criminal suspects and defendants are not subject to surveillance. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 shall apply to defense lawyers' meetings and correspondence with criminal suspects and defendants who are under residential surveillance.