A committee that regulates attorneys in Arizona has found probable cause that three lawyers who represented former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related cases should face discipline, marking a significant step forward in the attorney oversight process.
The probable cause orders issued by the Attorney Discipline Probable Cause Committee were filed this week against lawyers Kurt Olsen, Bryan Blehm and Andrew Parker following initial investigations by the State Bar of Arizona.
All three have previously been sanctioned by judges in Arizona related to Lake’s challenge of her Nov. 2022 loss to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, or a case seeking to force a hand count of ballots last year. Those cases, and conduct leading to sanctions, were in large part the basis of the state bar’s investigations that have now advanced.
A probable cause order greenlights the state bar to file formal complaints against the trio and pursue further actions before a disciplinary judge. The complaints could be settled, or lead to public discipline.