Mark O'Mara , the attorney who successfully defended George Zimmerman in his second-degree murder trial this year , will no longer represent his notorious client . `` I am not representing George Zimmerman in his recent domestic altercation case or his impending divorce case , '' O'Mara told CNN . Although Zimmerman 's murder trial is over , his legal battles are far from over . On Monday , Zimmerman was briefly detained after a dispute involving his estranged wife , Shellie , and her father , David Bryant Dean . The two declined to press charges , and George Zimmerman was not charged or arrested in the dispute . Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce last week . The run-in was just one in a number of incidents in a summer rife with ups and downs for the former neighborhood watchman . After his acquittal on July 13 , George Zimmerman reportedly helped a family escape from an overturned SUV , according to the Seminole County Sheriff 's Office . Zimmerman has also been pulled over in traffic twice . The first time , he was given a verbal warning for a traffic violation in Texas . The second time was in Florida last week , when he was issued a $ 256 ticket for speeding . O'Mara , now a legal analyst for CNN , continues to be the attorney of record in the impending defamation lawsuit against NBC ; Pennsylvania attorney Jim Beasley will be the lead attorney on the case . He will also still be involved with outstanding sanction motions and recovery of costs from the state of Florida for expenses related to Zimmerman 's murder trial . George Zimmerman to ask for $ 200,000 from Florida for court costs .
Lawyer says he 's not representing Zimmerman in altercation or divorce case . On Monday , Zimmerman was briefly detained after a dispute involving his estranged wife . Shellie Zimmerman filed for divorce last week . O'Mara continues to be attorney of record in impending defamation lawsuit against NBC .