An Orlando attorney is the new counsel for George Zimmerman, the man accused of shooting and killing Trayvon Martin in Sanford back in February.

Mark O'Mara addressed the media Wednesday evening about his client George Zimmerman.

O'Mara says the family contacted him, saying they were referred to him by other lawyers. He then talked to George Zimmerman.

According to his website O'Mara, whose office is in Orlando, specializes in criminal law and family law. He is also a former prosecutor, and is the president of the Seminole County Bar Association.

O'Mara has been practicing law in Central Florida for 28 years.

Zimmerman's former attorneys, Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, announced Tuesday that they would no longer be representing Zimmerman after they lost contact with him.