This basic reform applies especially to government. The number one cost of government lawyers is the time they spend fighting the will of the people. The government hires outside lawyers who charge hundreds of your tax dollars an hour to fight cases they know they will lose in order to thwart what you voted for. In addition to reforms that make bureaucrats personally accountable, we need to make government agencies pay settlements and court costs out of their operating budget. Any citizen who challenges the government and wins should have all legal expenses reimbursed from the operating budget of the agency - not the general fund.
Criminals have no Constitutional right to free legal representation.
This myth was invented by liberal judges, and it's time for reforms to protect the victim - not the criminal. End the free legal ride for criminals. The result will be a collapse of the corrupt plea-bargain system, a return to responsible criminal law, swift trial and punishment. Make convicted criminals pay court costs, defense costs, and restitution to victims. Make criminals pay the operational costs of prisons.