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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.



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.


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.


Doesn't "small claims" court ameliorate this somewhat? Genuinely curious


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.




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