NORTON — A Norton-based attorney has voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law, according to court documents.

The order of disbarment, issued July 10 by the Kansas Supreme Court, said Charles E. Worden surrendered his law license in a letter dated July 1. At the time of the letter, the court documents said, Worden had a disciplinary hearing pending against him, alleging he had “violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct — conflict of interest-prohibited relationship) and professional misconduct-prejudicial to the administration of justice).”

“This court finds that the surrender of the respondent’s license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred,” the court said in its order.

The Clerk of the Appellate Courts was ordered to strike Worden’s name from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice in Kansas, and Worden was further ordered to pay for publication of the action in Kansas Reports.

The order can be viewed HERE.