They already have public defenders and until we do away with contingency lawsuits there will be no shortage of sleazy plaintiff lawyers willing to take cases “on the come”
That still leaves a huge gap. Public defenders are for criminal cases. What about defendants in civil cases - things ranging from service members whose creditors or others are not complying with the service members relief act to nuisance cases (your dog is barking too much) to foreclosures to harrassment by creditors, which is statutorily illegal (but doesn’t carry a big pay out). No one is going to take a contingency if the victory isn’t monetary (i.e. injunction, insignificant amount of money, family law - can’t take on contingency).
There’s a huge gap and need out there.