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These are civil suits voluntarily launched by 'aggrieved' parties. I don't think there's any reasonable comparison to public defenders.

• mc32 7y ago
  Ok, what if lawyers were biased and "simply" declined to represent one class of people because I dunno, they are "debtors" and don't deserve representation against an authoshop which ripped them off.
  • JackRabbitSlim 7y ago
    They do, all the time. You have no expectation of legal council outside of criminal law. Debt collectors are running roughshod on the poor and vulnerable.
    • jacobr1 7y ago
      Doesn't "small claims" court ameliorate this somewhat? Genuinely curious
      • ceejayoz 7y ago
        Only for the initiating party, and only up to a certain monetary threshold. If you're being sued, or someone's screwed you out of $50k, not so much.