Disciplinary Charges Filed Against Lawyers Involved in 2020 Election Lawsuits

The D.C. Bar accuses Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph, and Brandon Johnson of making knowingly false representations in post-election lawsuits.

Washington, D.C., bar investigators have filed disciplinary charges against three lawyers who aided Donald Trump ally Sidney Powell’s campaign to mount discredited legal challenges to the 2020 election results.
The lawyers, Juli Haller, Lawrence Joseph and Brandon Johnson, are accused of making knowingly false representations to courts about a slew of lawsuits they filed in the weeks after the 2020 election.
Haller was instrumental in Powell’s so-called “Kraken” lawsuits, aimed at undoing Joe Biden’s victories in several swing states. Johnson joined Haller in many of the Powell-related lawsuits and filings.
Joseph was most directly involved in a lawsuit brought by then-Rep. Louie Gohmert against then-Vice President Mike Pence, seeking to force Pence’s hand as Trump was pressuring him to assert unprecedented authority to choose the winner of the election.
If they’re found culpable they could face sanctions ranging from reprimand to suspension to disbarment.