Legal Question in Personal Injury in New Jersey

Public defenders are only available to indigent suspects and defendants in criminal cases. They are not available to defendants in civil cases, let alone to plaintiffs.

If you are a criminal defendant and have a public defender, and if your defamation case is related to the charges against you, your PD may be willing and able to offer you a very limited amount of guidance. She will not be able to represent you in your civil case.