Can a criminal attorney handle a divorce?

My question is about criminal attorneys (say a defense lawyer). If a defense attorney wanted to take on your case, couldn’t they handle a divorce?

It wouldn’t be like a real estate lawyer trying to be a defense attorney, and it’s a whole different level of expertise. I think it is quite possibly, but one person that I know, who don’t know anything about law is being obnoxious about it…saying that it is as likely as a psychiatrist doing a gyno exam (I didn’t mean to be rude by repeating what she said)

I was hoping someone here could have the answer so that I could let her know whether she was right or wrong.
Thanks