Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Virginia
Public Defender in Civil Case
I am the defendent in a civil warrent in debt, and I am not it a position to afford an attorney, so that I can offer the creditor more money, is there any way to use a public defender in a civil case or is that only in a criminal case
Asked on 8/30/07, 1:32 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Public Defender in Civil Case
Public defenders are normally available
only to defend those charged in criminal matters.
Answered on 8/30/07, 5:46 pm