Few things in life are free.
Mandate Pro Bono work and the lawyers will just raise the rate they charge paying clients.
I thought that we had public defenders on the government payroll. So how is it a poor person does not have legal representation?
Mandate pro bono work and watch the disgruntled lawyers provide minimal legal services - doing just enough to keep them from being disciplined by the state bar or sued for malpractice.
Would you want the services of someone who was being forced to work for you?