Former state Attorney General Marc Dann is set this week to argue his first case before the Ohio Supreme Court since he was forced from office amid a sexual harassment scandal, convicted of an ethics violation and temporarily stripped of his law license.

The Youngstown-area Democrat is scheduled to address justices Wednesday.

He is representing George and Bridget Kuchta, who are fighting Bank of America over the foreclosure of their home. A federal appeals court sided with the Kuchtas, but the bank has appealed that judgment to the state's high court.

The legal question is whether Bank of America could legally foreclose on the Kuchtas' home since the bank did not hold the couple's mortgage loan and repayment note at the time of the action.

It's the type of case Dann relished during his 16-month tenure as Ohio's top lawyer. He initially was lauded nationally for taking on big U.S. financial institutions.

Soon into his term, however, allegations of sexual harassment by two female employees led to a seemingly unending series of revelations of inappropriate activities among top staff in and outside the office. Several aides were fired, and Dann publicly acknowledged an extramarital affair with an employee.

He ultimately resigned under pressure in May 2008 after a spectacular showdown with the state Democratic Party, governor and Legislature. He was later convicted of an ethics violation that subsequently led to a six-month law license suspension in state and federal courts.

Dann told The Associated Press in an email that many people can speak about the quality of the work he's done since leaving politics and establishing a private practice. He continues to pursue foreclosure, consumer protection and banking cases.