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Brian Shepley

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · OR · Jul 10, 2023 → Jun 26, 2025

1deal (issuers)
$9.12Mreported sold
47investors
3Form D filings
2023–2025years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:55 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Brian Shepley is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jul 2023 and Jun 2025: Forest City Trading Group, LLC (Portland, OR — industry reported as "Other" — 2023–2025; $9.12M reported sold to 47 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 Craig Johnston (3 shared filings), Derrick Coder (3 shared filings), Jacob Twain (3 shared filings), Keith Butcher (3 shared filings), Richard Callahan (3 shared filings) and 7 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.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Forest (2 issuers, $13.1M reported sold, 2013–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Forest has 2 companies on file and $13.1M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 12 court cases matching the name, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 19 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Brian Shepley has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,575 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

12 cases: 1 open, 6 dismissed, 2 judgment, 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

SHEPLEY v. COOK INCORPORATED open
District Court, S.D. Indiana · No. 1:21-cv-02509 · Filed Sep 24, 2021
Role of SHEPLEY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IN (not a filing state)
Shepley v. Alliant Capital Management, LLC dismissed
District Court, W.D. New York · No. 1:17-cv-00295 · Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Closed Dec 11, 2017 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of Shepley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-12-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: want of prosecution Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
BROOKLIN BOAT YARD INC v. STARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY INSURANCE BROKERAGE INCORPORATED judgment
District Court, D. Maine · No. 1:16-cv-00588 · Filed Dec 1, 2016 · Closed Mar 6, 2018 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of STARKWEATHER & SHEPLEY INSURANCE BROKERAGE INCORPORATED: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2018-03-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in ME (not a filing state)
Shepley v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 3:14-cv-02127 · Filed Jun 10, 2014 · Closed Nov 14, 2019 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of Shepley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2019-11-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Shepley v. Johnson & Johnson Services Inc dismissed
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 3:13-cv-00503 · Filed Jan 31, 2013 · Closed May 6, 2021 · Nature of suit: 220 Foreclosure
Role of Shepley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-05-06 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
W.J. O'Neil Company v. Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott, Inc. judgment
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 2:11-cv-12020 · Filed May 9, 2011 · Closed Aug 5, 2016 · Nature of suit: Personal Property: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Property Damage
Role of Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2016-08-05 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (bulfinch); court in MI (not a filing state)
Shepley v. Northland Group, Inc. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:06-cv-00224 · Filed Jan 30, 2006 · Closed Feb 23, 2006 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Shepley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2006-02-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
DIRECTV, INC. v. SHEPLEY closed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. · Filed May 27, 2003 · Closed Apr 29, 2004 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of SHEPLEY: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-04-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Directv, Inc. v. Shepley dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:03-cv-01105 · Filed May 27, 2003 · Closed Apr 29, 2004 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Shepley: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2004-04-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Shepley v. New Coleman Holdings closed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:95-cv-04470 · Filed Jun 14, 1995 · Closed Mar 22, 2001 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Shepley: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2001-03-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Statistical closing Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
SHEPLEY v. MONONGAHELA RAILWAY COMPANY dismissed
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:89-cv-02438 · Filed Dec 15, 1989 · Closed Dec 5, 1991 · Nature of suit: 330 Federal employers' liability
Role of SHEPLEY: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1991-12-05 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
Matthew R. Young v. Bruce W. Shepley closed
District Court, D. Oregon · No. 6:87-cv-06368 · Filed Jul 28, 1987 · Closed Sep 11, 1987
Role of Bruce W. Shepley: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1987-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (bruce); court in the person's filing state (OR)
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, 2:55 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Brian Shepley..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

7 cases: 7 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

David Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 24-15259 · Filed Jun 22, 2024 · Closed Oct 8, 2024
Role of David Shepley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-10-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (david); court in MD (not a filing state)
Paul Raymond England, Jr. and Paula Shepley England closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 09-30067 · Filed Sep 22, 2009 · Closed Feb 27, 2015
Role of Paul Raymond England, Jr. and Paula Shepley England: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-02-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (paula); court in FL (not a filing state)
Brian Peter Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:01-bk-09756 · Filed May 23, 2001 · Closed Jul 10, 2002
Role of Brian Peter Shepley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-07-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (peter); court in FL (not a filing state)
David Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 00-09797 · Filed Oct 6, 2000 · Closed May 15, 2002
Role of David Shepley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-05-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (david); court in CA (not a filing state)
David Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 99-33424 · Filed Aug 26, 1999 · Closed Jul 28, 2000
Role of David Shepley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-07-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (david); court in CA (not a filing state)
AT&T Universal Card Services Corp. v. Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 96-01633 · Filed Nov 22, 1996 · Closed Mar 10, 1997
Role of Shepley: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MA (not a filing state)
Brian K. Shepley closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 94-15914 · Filed Sep 12, 1994 · Closed Dec 15, 1994
Role of Brian K. Shepley: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-12-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); first name matches; court in MA (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, 2:55 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

No differences found between the public filings we have for Brian Shepley (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026).

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

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 26, 2025 D
Forest City Trading Group, LLC
File 021-549989
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 26, 2024 D
Forest City Trading Group, LLC
File 021-517018
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 10, 2023 D
Forest City Trading Group, LLC
File 021-486382
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 Shepley on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other · group: Forest

Forest City Trading Group, LLC

Portland, OR · Jul 10, 2023 → Jun 26, 2025 · 3 filings
  • Jun 26, 2025 · D · $9,031,648 sold of $9,031,648 · 18 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 26, 2024 · D · $9,067,434 sold of $9,067,434 · 18 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jul 10, 2023 · D · $8,408,487 sold of $8,408,487 · 18 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $9.12M from 47 investors (100% of the $9.03M target) as of the latest filing. Brian is listed as director on 3 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 / 506(b) (18,678 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 12

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

DC
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Person

Derrick Coder

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

CJ
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Person

Craig Johnston

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

SE
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Person

Scott Elston

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

KB
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Person

Keith Butcher

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

TC
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Person

T. David Cox

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RC
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Person

Richard Callahan

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JT
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Person

Jacob Twain

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

TH
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Person

Tom Hamilton

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

DG
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Person

Dave Goodknight

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MN
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Person

Mike Neill

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

BJ
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Person

Bruce Johnson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JC
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Person

Johnathan Curley

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Forest

2 issuers · 22 filings · $13.1M reported sold · 2013–2026

One team, 2 deal companies. Brian Shepley is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Brian Shepley.

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 Brian Shepley 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 Shepley is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Forest City Trading Group, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #21,120 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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