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Bill James

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MN · Nov 16, 2010 → Nov 16, 2010

1deal (issuers)
$375Kreported sold
8investors
1Form D filing
2010year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Bill James is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Nov 2010: Seeonic, Inc. (Plymouth, MN — other technology — 2010; $375K reported sold to 8 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Nov 2010. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Glenn Lundgren (1 shared filing), Gregg Peterson (1 shared filing), Harley Feldman (1 shared filing) and Keith Harrison (1 shared filing).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Bill. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 court case matching the name, 16 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 17 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 1 public filing for Bill James and found 2 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 108 days after the first sale; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Bill James has not run yet — it is joining a line of 25,716 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

In Re: Bill James closed
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:23-cv-03116 · Filed May 23, 2023 · Closed May 23, 2023
Role of Bill James: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2023-05-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Bill James..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

16 cases: 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Bill E James and LaDonna Lynn James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 5:12-bk-12299 · Filed Apr 18, 2012 · Closed Aug 25, 2015
Role of Bill E James and LaDonna Lynn James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-08-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Bill F James and Jeanna L. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Oklahoma · No. 05-75020 · Filed Oct 11, 2005 · Closed Aug 25, 2006
Role of Bill F James and Jeanna L. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in OK (not a filing state)
Bill R James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 05-25145 · Filed Oct 8, 2005 · Closed Apr 28, 2006
Role of Bill R James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-04-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state)
Bill James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · No. 03-40599 · Filed Apr 8, 2003 · Closed Aug 1, 2003
Role of Bill James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-08-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in ID (not a filing state)
Bill James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:02-bk-09920 · Filed May 20, 2002 · Closed Aug 29, 2002
Role of Bill James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Bill L. James and Norah W. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 02-10154 · Filed Jan 24, 2002 · Closed May 20, 2002
Role of Bill L. James and Norah W. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-05-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Bill F. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · No. 99-10243 · Filed Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Apr 26, 1999
Role of Bill F. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-04-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in NM (not a filing state)
Bill James and Donna James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 1:98-bk-11440 · Filed Aug 7, 1998 · Closed Oct 4, 2002
Role of Bill James and Donna James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Bill E. James and Lori A. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 97-18261 · Filed Nov 26, 1997 · Closed May 18, 1998
Role of Bill E. James and Lori A. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Bill James and Cecilia J. James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 96-25427 · Filed Nov 6, 1996 · Closed Jul 13, 2000
Role of Bill James and Cecilia J. James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-07-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Bill R. James and Theresa Cafiero closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 96-20047 · Filed Jan 5, 1996 · Closed May 9, 1996
Role of Bill R. James and Theresa Cafiero: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-05-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Bill James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 92-34469 · Filed Sep 14, 1992 · Closed Nov 15, 1996
Role of Bill James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-11-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Greene v. James, Bill closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:91-ap-00843 · Filed Dec 16, 1991 · Closed Jun 11, 1992
Role of James, Bill: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1992-06-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Bill James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 90-13352 · Filed Dec 14, 1990 · Closed Dec 30, 1991
Role of Bill James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-12-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Bill James and Charmaine James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 90-11395 · Filed Jun 1, 1990 · Closed Apr 1, 1991
Role of Bill James and Charmaine James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-04-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Bill James closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 88-13240 · Filed Sep 20, 1988 · Closed Apr 24, 1990
Role of Bill James: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 19 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

2 differences found between the filings for Bill James — 1 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jul 31, 2010 – Nov 16, 2010

Form D filed 108 days after the first sale — Seeonic, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jul 31, 2010. The Form D was filed Nov 16, 2010 — 108 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 93 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jul 31, 2010 – Nov 16, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Seeonic, Inc. (latest filing Nov 16, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Nov 16, 2010 (first sale Jul 31, 2010). It reports $375,000 sold of $750,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 1 offering report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $20,500; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 16, 2010 D
Seeonic, Inc.
File 021-150599
$0$20,500$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named Bill James on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

Seeonic, Inc.

Plymouth, MN · Nov 16, 2010
  • Nov 16, 2010 · D · $375,000 sold of $750,000 · 8 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $375K from 8 investors (50% of the $750K target) as of the latest filing. Bill is listed as executive officer.

Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.

People around Bill 4

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

GP
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Person

Gregg Peterson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bill James. Their page shows their other deals.

KH
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Person

Keith Harrison

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bill James. Their page shows their other deals.

GL
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Person

Glenn Lundgren

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bill James. Their page shows their other deals.

HF
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Person

Harley Feldman

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bill James. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Bill James by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Bill James is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Seeonic, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #357,070 of 374,652 in line (1,299 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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