Calling herself a “lawyer of miracles,” Alexandra Lozano built a sprawling Tukwila-based business with five primary U.S. locations and back offices in Colombia, Mexico and Argentina.
The business uses what Lozano has described as a novel approach to immigration law. It has served, according to its website, almost 80,000 people and helped thousands obtain work permits and hundreds get green cards. She has also taught her approach to others, in part by authoring several books.
But a lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Western Washington on behalf of nine former clients says her services were “illusory, negligent, and even fraudulent” – harming rather than helping plaintiffs and perhaps many others.
Thousands, the lawsuit says, have been affected.
The 50-page complaint lodges a barrage of claims against Lozano (also known as Lozano Kennedy after a 2023 separation), her business and other entities believed to be associated with her. The claims include legal malpractice, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, and violation of the Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit also accuses Lozano and other entities with violating civil racketeering and conspiracy laws.
Among the specific allegations are participating in a “scheme” to file false or fraudulent immigration documents and, in some cases, asking clients to sign blank pieces of paper so the signatures could be attached to documents they hadn’t reviewed.
The lawsuit comes as Lozano is facing scrutiny from a branch of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services called the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate, according to four people who have been in contact with one of its officers and an email from that directorate reviewed by The Seattle Times. USCIS said it does not confirm or deny investigations.
“I take these matters seriously, and any issues involving regulatory or legal processes will continue to be addressed through the appropriate channels,” Lozano said in a statement. “For nearly 20 years as an attorney, and throughout the last 11 years leading my law firm, my work has consistently centered on advocating for immigrants and supporting the communities they are part of.
“Immigration law has changed dramatically in recent years,” the statement continued. “Policies, procedures, and adjudication trends under the current administration created challenges and outcomes unlike anything many practitioners had previously experienced, including significant shifts in processing, discretion, and case results across the industry.”
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