O'Mara said the site had been set up to help raise and accept funds online for Zimmerman's legal defense.
"During the legal proceedings Mr. Zimmerman is unable to work, and it is inappropriate for him to raise funds on his own behalf. Funds raised by our firm will be placed in a trust fund, to which Mr. Zimmerman does not have access, and will be used to fund his defense and pay for reasonable living expenses," O'Mara said in a posting on the new website. He did not elaborate.
O'Mara, who has told reporters his standard fee is $400 an hour, stirred controversy last week by disclosing that Zimmerman had raised about $200,000 in cash through Zimmerman's previous website. Days earlier, O'Mara had described Zimmerman as "indigent" during a bail hearing in which a judge set bond at $150,0000.
Zimmerman was released from jail last week and has moved to an undisclosed location.
Regarding the fundraising website, O'Mara wrote: "We understand that this is controversial, but Mr. Zimmerman deserves a fair trial, and mounting a defense is an expensive proposition."
O'Mara acknowledged it was "unusual for a legal defense to maintain a social media presence on behalf of a defendant."
The new site replaces the defunct therealgeorgezimmerman.com, which Zimmerman launched before he surrendered to police earlier this month.
O'Mara said one purpose of the new site was to speak out on his behalf.
"It is not in Mr. Zimmerman's best interests to speak publicly about this case, and as he has hired us to represent him, we feel part of our responsibility to our client is to provide a voice for Mr. Zimmerman, but only when it is appropriate to do so," O'Mara said.
(Reporting by Tom Brown; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Will Dunham)
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