Yes, you can hire another attorney to either take over or co-counsel . However, if the sentence has already been given, your friend and the second lawyer have a completely different matter to handle. Hiring a second attorney cannot be for a do-over.
researching, interpreting, and applying legal principles of the most complex nature within the assigned work area. Reviews, edits, analyzes, discusses, and provides final approval for written work of attorneys, as well as work product including charging decisions and case resolution.
(a) An attorney supervising or directing another attorney who is appearing and practicing before the Commission in the representation of an issuer is a supervisory attorney. An issuer's chief legal officer (or the equivalent thereof) is a supervisory attorney under this section.
To qualify as a Legal Aid Supervisor, an individual must meet one of the following criterion: Have supervised in the relevant Category of Law and/or Class of Work at least one full-time Caseworker (or equivalent) for at least one year in the five-year period prior to application.