Arizona Lawyers Face Disciplinary Action Over Election Claims

The State Bar of Arizona found probable cause for formal action against three lawyers who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related matters.

Three lawyers who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related matters are facing potential disciplinary action after the State Bar of Arizona found probable cause to take formal action.
The lawyers, Kurt Olsen, Bryan Blehm and Andrew Parker, were previously sanctioned by judges for their involvement in Lake's election challenge initiatives and for pushing for a hand count of ballots in the previous year.
Blehm and Olsen were implicated in a case where they were ordered to pay a $2,000 sanction for making false statements in Lake's legal challenge to her electoral defeat against Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.
Blehm is also facing an additional complaint regarding a tweet he shared alleging that the CIA and the Department of Justice colluded to pressure the Arizona Supreme Court into establishing a misinformation board.
Another order determined probable cause against Parker and Olsen in a case they initiated on behalf of Lake and former Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem, challenging the use of electronic ballot-counting machines in the election.