Yes, it is appropriate, though it is nether required nor customary. Generally, lawyers have earned a Doctorate (Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree) which can be denoted by the letters J.D. after their name.
Since they have earned a Juris Doctor or Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) degree, they certainly can. However they rarely do so ouside of an academic setting.
In terms of a lawyer it is typically a designation of honor or respect.
Hardly
They apprenticed themselves to working lawyers
they apprenticed themselves to working lawyers!
yes kids can have lawyers but why not just call the cops?
A group of lawyers is called an argument.
No they did not have lawyers because when they went to be judged they had to talk for themselves and the emperor made the final decision
witnesses and testifiers.
Some people call them lawyers but most call them solicitars.
They call themselves Rastas.
They call themselves the Diné. :)
Criminal lawyers work for the state as prosecutors and public defenders, they work for private firms, or they work for themselves as solo practitioners.