TUKWILA, Wash. — Tukwila-based immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano has permanently resigned from the Washington State Bar Association in lieu of discipline, effectively ending her ability to practice law in Washington and represent clients in immigration cases.
The resignation, filed Tuesday, comes just days after a federal lawsuit accused Lozano and her law firm of steering immigrants into abuse-based immigration claims they allegedly did not qualify for, mishandling applications and submitting filings clients said they did not fully understand.
In a statement provided to KING 5, the Washington State Bar Association said a resignation in lieu of discipline is permanent and carries consequences more severe than a standard disbarment…