Case Title: In re Farchmin

Citation: 

Docket Number: 24465

State: kansas

Court: Kansas Supreme Court

Date: 2023-10-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS 
 
Bar Docket No. 24465 
 
In the Matter of DOUGLAS CHARLES FARCHMIN, 
Respondent. 
 
ORDER OF DISBARMENT 
 
 
On April 30, 2010, the court admitted Douglas Charles Farchmin to the practice of 
law in Kansas. 
 
 
On May 9, 2022, the court temporarily suspended Farchmin's law license under 
Supreme Court Rule 219(g)(2) (2022 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 274). That temporary suspension 
resulted from Farchmin's entry into a diversion agreement for charges of possession of 
methamphetamine, a severity level 5 felony in violation of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-5706; 
possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 21-
5706; and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor in violation of K.S.A. 
2022 Supp. 21-5709. See Rule 219(a)(1) (defining "conviction" under that rule to include 
entry into a diversion agreement). Farchmin's license remains suspended. 
 
 
On August 29, 2023, Farchmin's request to voluntarily surrender his license was 
submitted to the Office of Judicial Administration under Supreme Court Rule 230(a) 
(2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 290). At that time, Farchmin faced three docketed complaints in 
the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator. 
 
The court accepts Farchmin's surrender of his Kansas law license, disbars 
Farchmin pursuant to Rule 230(b), and revokes Farchmin's license and privilege to 
practice law in Kansas. 
 
 
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The court further orders the Office of Judicial Administration to strike the name of 
Douglas Charles Farchmin from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas 
effective the date of this order. 
 
The court notes that under Rule 230(b)(1)(C), any pending board proceeding or 
case terminates effective the date of this order. The Disciplinary Administrator may 
direct an investigator to complete a pending investigation to preserve evidence. 
 
Finally, the court directs that this order be published in the Kansas Reports, that 
the costs herein shall be assessed to Farchmin, and that Farchmin must comply with 
Supreme Court Rule 231 (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 292).  
 
Dated this 3rd day of October 2023.