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Chris Barcus

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · AZ, UT · Oct 1, 2021 → Oct 1, 2021

1deal (issuers)
$2.75Mreported sold
12investors
2Form D filings
2021year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Chris Barcus is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Oct 2021 and Aug 2024: Tactic Inc. (Lehi, UT — industry reported as "Other" — 2021–2024; $2.75M reported sold to 12 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 Ben Capell (2 shared filings), Bret A. Larsen (2 shared filings), Reid Hiatt (2 shared filings), Austin Hale (1 shared filing) and Gregg Scoresby (1 shared filing).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 9 court cases matching the name, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases (search queued; results are added automatically).

What this means 15 records came back, including 2 court cases 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

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

9 cases: 2 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed

MMA Law Firm, PLLC v. Barcus Arenas, PLLC open
District Court, S.D. Texas · No. 4:25-cv-01493 · Filed Mar 24, 2025 · Nature of suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawl · Cause: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference
Role of Barcus Arenas, PLLC: Defendant · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
BARCUS v. JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. closed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:22-cv-04038 · Filed Jun 16, 2022 · Closed Feb 13, 2025
Role of BARCUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2025-02-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Lyles v. The Barcus Company, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-cv-05314 · Filed Nov 15, 2021 · Closed May 17, 2022
Role of The Barcus Company, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2022-05-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Barcus v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC closed
District Court, E.D. California · No. 2:21-cv-00546 · Filed Mar 24, 2021 · Closed Apr 18, 2023 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Petition For Removal--Other Contract
Role of Barcus: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-04-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
BARCUS v. MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC. closed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 3:20-cv-12234 · Filed Sep 2, 2020 · Closed Feb 16, 2021 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer Credit · Cause: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act
Role of BARCUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-02-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
BARCUS v. MERCK & CO., INC. open
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:20-cv-00445 · Filed Jan 27, 2020 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of BARCUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
BARCUS v. EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC dismissed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 1:20-cv-00507 · Filed Jan 15, 2020 · Closed Jul 8, 2020 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of BARCUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-07-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
The United States of America for the Use and Benefit of L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc. v. The Hanover Insurance Company dismissed
District Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 2:11-cv-04205 · Filed Aug 8, 2011 · Closed Nov 8, 2012 · Nature of suit: 130 Miller act
Role of The United States of America for the Use and Benefit of L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2012-11-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
BARCUS v. UNI-MARTS, INC. dismissed
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:01-cv-00375 · Filed Nov 27, 2001 · Closed Mar 3, 2003 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of BARCUS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2003-03-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (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; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 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 yet searched. 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

Not yet searched — search queued

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

SEC search queued. Results are added automatically.

3. Bankruptcies

6 cases: 1 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

MMA Law Firm, PLLC v. Barcus Arenas, PLLC open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · No. 25-03018 · Filed Jan 28, 2025
Role of Barcus Arenas, PLLC: Defendant · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Barcus v. JP Morgan Chase Bank closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 17-50555 · Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Closed Aug 31, 2017
Role of Barcus: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2017-08-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
WELLS FARGO BANK NEVADA NA v. BARCUS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 04-03407 · Filed Oct 22, 2004 · Closed Dec 17, 2004
Role of BARCUS: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MN (not a filing state)
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, A v. Barcus closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 04-04167 · Filed May 26, 2004 · Closed Jun 30, 2004
Role of Barcus: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
CUMBERLAND BANK v. BARCUS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:00-ap-00144 · Filed Apr 10, 2000 · Closed Aug 20, 2004
Role of BARCUS: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2004-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Barcus v. Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 97-09015 · Filed Jan 22, 1997 · Closed Mar 31, 1997
Role of Barcus: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (4 people in Form D filings, 43 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IA (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 yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 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 yet searched. 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 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
Aug 20, 2024 D
Tactic Inc.
File 021-521975
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 1, 2021 D
Tactic Inc.
File 021-415403
$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 Chris Barcus on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Tactic Inc.

Lehi, UT · Oct 1, 2021 → Aug 20, 2024 · 2 filings
  • Aug 20, 2024 · D · $2,749,998 sold of $3,799,997 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 1, 2021 · D · $2,734,998 sold of $3,434,997 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.75M from 12 investors (72% of the $3.8M target) as of the latest filing. Chris is listed as director, executive officer 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 / 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 Chris 5

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

Person

Ben Capell

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Ben Capell is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Bret A. Larsen

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Chris Barcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Reid Hiatt

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

Listed on the same filings as Chris Barcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Austin Hale

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

Listed on the same filings as Chris Barcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Gregg Scoresby

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

Listed on the same filings as Chris Barcus. Their page shows their other deals.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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