Can the plaintiff entrust a lawyer to appear in court?

If you can entrust a lawyer to represent you, the plaintiff will not have to appear in court in person. According to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, for civil cases such as traffic accident damages, the parties (plaintiff or defendant) may entrust lawyers as agents to participate in court proceedings. If the attorney has special authorization (that is, the attorney will admit, waive, change the claim, settle, file a counterclaim or appeal, etc.). ), the attorney can independently participate in the proceedings on behalf of the parties, including prosecution and trial, and the parties themselves may not appear in court or be absent. Article 59 of the Civil Procedure Law: A power of attorney signed or sealed by the client must be submitted to the people's court when entrusting others to represent the litigation. The power of attorney must specify the entrusted matters and authority. An agent ad litem must have the special authorization of the client, and can admit, waive or change the claim, make a settlement, file a counterclaim or appeal on his behalf. The power of attorney sent or entrusted by China people living abroad and China citizens must be authenticated by China people and China embassies and consulates in that country. If there is no embassy or consulate, it shall be certified by the embassy or consulate of a third country that has diplomatic relations with the people of China, and then by the embassy or consulate of China and China in the third country, or by the local patriotic overseas Chinese organization.