[dewawi]

In all honesty, Zimmerman doesn’t need an attorney at this time. The person subject to Grand Jury review doesn’t have a legal representative at a Grand Jury. People wait for the Grand Jury to decide as to whether to indict them or not. If one is indicted by a Grand Jury, then you either hire an attorney or a public attorney is provided for your defense.

[org.whodat]

He will get a public defender, but his step dad whatever father, the form judge, who has picked up after him for years, will cut a plea deal.

[Alberta's Child]

A person would be well-served to retain an attorney before testifying before a grand jury. The attorney may (usually) advise the person to cite his Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to testify, or may determine that the grand jury would be far less likely to hand down an indictment if the person testifies.