Crime | George Zimmerman Lawyer: Florida Owes Zimmerman $300K He plans to recoup legal expenses By Rob Quinn Posted Aug 27, 2013 3:33 AM CDT Copied George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom for a lunch break during his trial last month. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool) Looks like George Zimmerman has taken time out from visiting gun factories and speeding in Texas to take care of more legal business: He plans to ask the state of Florida to reimburse him for up to $300,000 in legal expenses, his lawyer tells the Orlando Sentinel. Because he was acquitted, a Florida statute requires the state to pay his costs for things like expert witnesses and travel, and he plans to file a motion soon, lawyer Mark O'Mara says. "It's a pretty standard motion for a case that the defense won," says a spokesman for Zimmerman's legal team. But Florida doesn't reimburse acquitted defendants for their attorney fees—and O'Mara says he has been paid nothing by Zimmerman. At $400 per hour, fees for the time he spent on the case would add up to more than $1 million. Read These Next Man was planning cremation for his sister, who turned out to be alive. 'Putin wants legal recognition to what he has stolen.' Pentagon opens rare investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly. A federal judge just threw out the Comey, James indictments. Report an error