Lozano’s resignation permanently ends her ability to practice law in Washington amid a federal lawsuit and years of mounting complaints against her.
TUKWILA, Wash. — Tukwila immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano has permanently resigned from the Washington State Bar in lieu of disciplinary action, effectively ending her ability to practice law in Washington and represent clients in immigration cases.
The resignations filed on Tuesday come just days after a federal lawsuit accused Lozano and her law firm of steering immigrants to file immigration claims based on abuse, allegedly ineligible, mishandling applications and submitting documents that clients said they did not fully understand.
The Washington State Bar Association said in a statement provided to KING 5 that resignation in lieu of disciplinary action is permanent and has more serious consequences than standard disbarment.
“An attorney who resigns in lieu of disciplinary action will never be eligible to apply for or re-enter the practice of law in Washington state,” a WSBA spokesperson said.
The bar association said Lozano is no longer authorized to practice law in Washington or appear in federal courts, including immigration court, because attorneys appearing in federal immigration proceedings must maintain state law licenses in good standing.
The WSBA also said attorneys who resign in lieu of disciplinary action must acknowledge that they were aware of the misconduct allegations made by the Disciplinary Counsel’s Office and chose to resign rather than contest the allegations.
“The Office of Disciplinary Counsel’s top priority is to bring public attention to the conduct of Alessandra Lozano,” the WSBA statement said.
The resignation documents, including allegations of disciplinary matters, are expected to be made public.
Lawsuit accuses company of steering customers into filing abuse-based claims
Earlier this month, nine former clients filed a wide-ranging federal civil lawsuit and subsequently resigned.
The lawsuit accuses Lozano and his law firm of malfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of consumer protections. Plaintiffs claim they were encouraged to seek immigration protections related to domestic abuse or human trafficking, even if the charges were inappropriate for their circumstances.
Some plaintiffs also claim they signed documents they did not fully understand or discovered inaccurate information in immigration documents filed on their behalf.
Lozano previously denied wrongdoing in a statement to KING 5 and said her company has helped thousands of immigrant families.
KING 5 investigation reveals years of complaints
Prior to filing the lawsuit, KING 5 obtained complaint records from the Washington Attorney General’s Office showing similar allegations from years earlier.
In a 2021 complaint, a woman claimed that she and her husband were encouraged to apply for an I-360 petition, a petition reserved exclusively for survivors of domestic violence, “even though we never mentioned anything about the abuse or any issues in our relationship.”
Another complaint filed in 2024 alleges that an attorney instructed a client to accuse his wife of abuse “to make it easier to file for VAWA.”
VAWA. The Violence Against Women Act provides an immigration pathway for certain survivors of domestic violence.
Other attorney general complaints reviewed by KING 5 involve allegations of unauthorized signatures, refund disputes and customers claiming they did not understand immigration applications filed in their names.
Former clients say they now fear deportation
Several former clients who spoke publicly to KING 5 said they are now working to repair immigration cases they believe were mishandled.
Gabriel Martinez Garcia, a plaintiff in the federal lawsuit against her, said he was eligible to file a legal VAWA claim related to abuse by his ex-spouse, but Lozano allegedly never fully explained the process to him.
“She didn’t explain to me what VAWA was,” Garcia told KING 5. “She didn’t explain the documents to me. I had to find my own way to Google them.”
Garcia said his application was later denied due to signature-related issues, putting him in deportation proceedings.
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit told KING 5 they have since received hundreds of additional inquiries from immigrants concerned that their cases may have been mishandled.
They said they are currently reviewing more than 800 onboarding forms from former Lozano clients.
It’s unclear what will happen to Lozano’s current clients with whom she has open cases.
