A committee that regulates attorneys in Arizona has found probable cause to take formal action against three lawyers who acted on behalf of former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake in election-related matters, according to Arizona Central.

Orders were filed against lawyers Kurt Olsen, Bryan Blehm and Andrew Parker after an investigation by the State Bar of Arizona. All three of them were previously sanctioned by judges either related to Lake's election challenge initiatives or their involvement in pushing for a hand count of ballots in the previous year.

Those cases, along with the conduct that resulted in sanctions, largely formed the foundation of the state bar's investigations. Their penalties could include a period on probation, reprimand or disbarment, the outlet reported.

Blehm and Olsen are implicated in a case stemming from a May ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court, which mandated they pay a $2,000 sanction for making false statements in Lake's legal challenge to her electoral defeat against Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. This ongoing case has seen a year's worth of court rulings favoring Hobbs, with Lake persistently pursuing an appeal.

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