Alexandra Lozano Resigns Seattle Immigration License After Washington State Bar Allegations Of Fraud

Alexandra Lozano, a Seattle-based immigration attorney who called herself “The lawyer of miracles,” resigned her professional license last Tuesday to avoid disciplinary action by the Washington State Bar, according to EL PAÍS English.

“Alexandra Lozano, a popular immigration attorney based in Seattle, resigned her professional license amid accusations that she defrauded her clients”

EL PAÍS

EL PAÍS reports that Lozano faced allegations including that she filed permanent-residency (green card) applications with false information, charged fees ranging from $10,000 to $15,000, and designed legal strategies relying solely on a computer program without her or other attorneys reviewing the files.

EL PAÍS

EL PAÍS also says the Washington Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into her, while nine of her former clients filed a lawsuit alleging her services were “illusory, negligent, and even fraudulent.”

In a separate account, El Sol de Yakima reports that Lozano resigned on Tuesday from her license to practice law rather than face a disciplinary hearing for alleged misconduct identified by the Washington State Bar Association, and that the resignation is permanent and means she cannot practice law in any state or maintain ties with the firm she founded.

El Sol de Yakima says the Washington State Bar Association’s misconduct document accuses Lozano of relying on people who were not lawyers to consult with clients and offer pre prepared sales pitches, making false promises of 100 percent protection against immigration authorities.

The same El Sol de Yakima report states that the filing says a computer program determined legal strategies without Lozano or any other attorney reviewing the cases, and it also accuses her of filing permanent residency applications for clients regardless of eligibility.

EL PAÍS English

EL PAÍS describes how Lozano promoted cases supported by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), enacted in 1994, but alleges she submitted false or exaggerated information to support those petitions.

In El Sol de Yakima, Susan Pai, an attorney in Des Moines, is quoted saying she has seen statements with allegations of marital rape and use of firearms that, according to clients, Lozano staff never mentioned to the government personnel.

EL PAÍS reports that some former clients contend that, because of Lozano’s representation, they now face deportation proceedings, and it notes that nine former clients filed suit alleging her services were “illusory, negligent, and even fraudulent.”

“Alexandra Lozano, who ran an international immigration law practice based in Tukwila that served thousands, resigned on Tuesday from her license to practice law rather than face a disciplinary hearing for alleged misconduct identified by the Washington State Bar Association”

El Sol de Yakima

El Sol de Yakima adds that Seattle immigration attorney Chelan Crutcher-Herrejon met with a former Lozano client who received a government notice informing them that the government intends to revoke their permanent residency.

El Sol de Yakima says Crutcher-Herrejon believes the notice signals that the government is reviewing Lozano’s cases and may issue more notices like this about potential revocations, and it also reports that the government notice cited ineligibility due to multiple unauthorized entries into the United States.

The Times of India reports that Lozano’s firm announced it was shutting down, quoting the statement: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that our law firm will be closing its doors and will no longer be providing legal representation.”