How did the case turn out? If the guy was convicted anyway, it doesn't matter what his lawyer said or did.
I don't actually much care what defense lawyers do, as long as it's legal. Their whole point is to ensure prosecution makes their point beyond reasonable doubt, which is a good thing no matter how sleazy the defense team truly is. The system is built on an old philosophical axiom that it's better to let a guilty man go free than to imprison an innocent man. Prosecution should be held to a standard and dot their i's and cross their t's.
If and when a defense team breaks the law, or games it, or an individual is granted leniency because of who they are, that is not okay.