Legal analysis: No, a lawyer refers to a practitioner who has passed the national legal professional qualification examination, obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted entrustment or designation, and provided legal services to clients. The nature of a lawyer is to provide legal services for the society, and he is a professional legal service worker. Since the defendant has entrusted a lawyer, the lawyer should fulfill the obligation to appear in court and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties.
Legal basis: Article 3 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and strictly abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline.
Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion.
Lawyers' practice should be supervised by the state, society and the parties concerned.
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.