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Brian Kearns

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WI · Nov 15, 2021 → Sep 18, 2026

1deal (issuers)
$1.54Mreported sold
73investors
2Form D filings
2021–2026years on file

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

The short version

Brian Kearns is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Nov 2021 and Sep 2026: Lumoptik, Inc. (Washington Island, WI — other health care — 2021–2026; $1.54M reported sold to 73 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Cole Hatfield (2 shared filings), Jeff Enslin (2 shared filings), Alexander Holt (1 shared filing), Andy Alexander (1 shared filing), Don Verlee (1 shared filing) and 6 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Brian. 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, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 SEC release, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 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 2 public filings for Brian Kearns and found 4 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 245 days after the first sale; Form D filed 259 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 Brian Kearns has not run yet — it is joining a line of 60,951 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 707 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:50 AM ET.

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

1 SEC release

MedQuist Inc.; John A. Donohoe; and Brian J. Kearns and Bruce J. Van Fossen Litigation release
SEC · Mar 12, 2009 · Parties as named in the release: MedQuist Inc.; John A. Donohoe; and Brian J. Kearns and Bruce J. Van Fossen Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; the person's filing state is not named
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 Brian Kearns..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

7 cases: 1 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Brian F. Kearns open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 19-31701 · Filed Nov 18, 2019
Role of Brian F. Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Brian Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:19-bk-12364 · Filed May 2, 2019 · Closed Sep 11, 2019
Role of Brian Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Brian P Kearns and Julianne Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 17-23164 · Filed Jun 28, 2017 · Closed Oct 25, 2017
Role of Brian P Kearns and Julianne Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Brian Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 17-22450 · Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Closed Dec 2, 2019
Role of Brian Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-12-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Brian N. Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 97-04894 · Filed Apr 4, 1997 · Closed Jul 29, 1997
Role of Brian N. Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-07-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Brian M Kearns and Stormy A Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 92-03588 · Filed Dec 11, 1992 · Closed Apr 14, 1993
Role of Brian M Kearns and Stormy A Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-04-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NC (not a filing state)
Brian F. Kearns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:87-bk-01413 · Filed Mar 18, 1987 · Closed Sep 17, 1987
Role of Brian F. Kearns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1987-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in FL (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, 2:50 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

4 differences found between the filings for Brian Kearns — 2 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 16, 2003 – Aug 7, 2003

Bankruptcy case: Michelle Johnson and Verlee Johnson, Jr. — filed Mar 16, 2003

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin docket "Michelle Johnson and Verlee Johnson, Jr." filed Mar 16, 2003, closed Aug 7, 2003. Don Verlee (listed on the same filings) is listed as Debtor ("Michelle Johnson and Verlee Johnson, Jr."). Our match estimate: 70%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Worth asking · Jan 16, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026

Form D filed 245 days after the first sale — Lumoptik, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jan 16, 2026. The Form D was filed Sep 18, 2026 — 245 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 230 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Worth asking · Mar 1, 2021 – Nov 15, 2021

Form D filed 259 days after the first sale — Lumoptik, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Mar 1, 2021. The Form D was filed Nov 15, 2021 — 259 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 244 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Mar 1, 2021 – Nov 15, 2021

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Lumoptik, Inc. (latest filing Nov 15, 2021)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Nov 15, 2021 (first sale Mar 1, 2021). It reports $900,000 sold of $1,500,000 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 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $64,500.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 18, 2026 D
Lumoptik, Inc.
File 021-598114
$0$0$64,500
$64,500 of the proceeds were used to make payments to a former officer, who still serves as a director, in connection with his separation from the company and to settle claims for unpaid salary.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 15, 2021 D
Lumoptik, Inc.
File 021-420980
$0$0$0
The issuer does not to intend to use any of the offering proceeds for commissions or similar payments to officers and directors although a portion of the proceeds may be used to pay officer and director salaries in the ordinary course of business.
None 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 Brian Kearns on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Health Care

Lumoptik, Inc.

Washington Island, WI · Nov 15, 2021 → Sep 18, 2026 · 2 filings
  • Sep 18, 2026 · D · $1,536,879 sold of $2,250,000 · 73 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 15, 2021 · D · $900,000 sold of $1,500,000 · 29 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Director (Mr. Kearns serves as a director of the issuer.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.54M from 73 investors (68% of the $2.25M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director on 2 filings for this deal.

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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Health Care / 506(b) (4,189 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

People around Brian 11

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

JE
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Person

Jeff Enslin

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

CH
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Person

Cole Hatfield

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

FL
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Person

Frank Lyman

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

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

TJ
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Person

Thomas Janicki

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

AA
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Person

Andy Alexander

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

DV
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Person

Don Verlee

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
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Person

Kurtz Sanford

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

SR
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Person

Schumann Robert

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

JL
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Person

Jonathan Lamb

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

NR
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Person

Nicole O'Rourke

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

AH
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Person

Alexander Holt

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Brian Kearns. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 Brian Kearns 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 Brian Kearns is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Lumoptik, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search found nothing for this name on Oct 24, 2026. One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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