Former Madison lawyer apologizes for 'offensive personality' in front of high court.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

A former Madison lawyer suspended for frivolously suing a judge in her foreclosure case is fighting another complaint from the Office of Lawyer Regulation. Wendy Nora could lose her license for another two years for alleged misconduct surrounding her client representation in state and federal foreclosure cases.

In March 2018,the high court suspended Nora's license for a year for filing frivolous federal lawsuits against the opposing counsel and judge in her own foreclosure case. She accused Judge Juan Colas of discrimination and sought $10 billion worth of damages.

Now, in her second case from the OLR, Nora is arguing she has been denied due process. She presented her defense to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday. She said the bifurcation of her cases, which she called Nora 1 and Nora 2, prevented her from using the proceedings in Nora 1 as a defense against the OLR's "alleged selective and vindictive prosecution."

Nora said she was never allowed to be heard on a motion to dismiss. She said she was trying to fight on behalf of her clients and said she didn't see her "zealous defense of homeowners" to be a reason to disbar her.

"I think my personality has been offensive," said Nora. "I have been overzealous. It is a flaw in my character but, in my practice from 1990 to 2008, I did not display this kind of overzealous zeal."

Paul Schwarzenbart, who appeared on behalf of the OLR, said the OLR attempted to join Nora's two cases, but a referee denied the motion to combine the cases to avoid delaying a hearing.

Chief Justice Pat Roggensack asked Schwarzenbart about the number of documents involved in the cases.

"Documents in this case grow topsy," Roggensack said. "Every time we turn around...