Three lawyers who represented Republican gubernatorial candidate and soft-focused Zoomer Kari Lake face sanctions from an Arizona regulatory committee after an investigation by the state bar association, the Arizona Republic reports.  Kurt Olsen, Bryan Blehm and Andrew Parker represented Lake either individually or in various combinations in a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the 2022 gubernatorial election, which Lake lost to her Democratic challenger, the now Gov. Katie Hobbs.

The state bar association has already sanctioned the three lawyers, and the state Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee, essentially acting as a grand jury for professional discipline, agreed that there is sufficient proof of malfeasance that the three should face a disciplinary judge.  That judge will determine the appropriate punishment, which could range from a reprimand to disbarment.

In challenges to Hobbs’ victory, Blehm and Olsen repeatedly claimed without evidence that it had been proven that 35,000 votes had been inexplicably added to the vote total to give the election to Hobbs.  Blehm, for his part, continues to believe, as he stated in his response to the charges:  “As I stated at the outset of this response, this argument was presented on behalf of our client in good faith and I continue to believe it has merit.  In no way did I or have I ever attempted to mislead the court and I am not now seeking to mislead the State Bar of Arizona.”