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Don Barton

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WA, TX · May 31, 2022 → May 31, 2022

1deal (issuers)
$16.3Mreported sold
13investors
2Form D filings
2022year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:49 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Don Barton is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jun 2021 and May 2022: Hardwoods Holdings, LLC (Frisco, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2021–2022; $16.3M reported sold to 13 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 Armand Lauzon (2 shared filings), Christopher Johnson (2 shared filings), Ed Armbruster (2 shared filings), Jason Gobel (2 shared filings), Jed Miller (2 shared filings) and 11 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Don. 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) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 4 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 Don Barton and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Don Barton is no longer listed on the May 31, 2023 amendment; 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 Don Barton has not run yet — it is joining a line of 27,993 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

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, 2:49 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

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 Don Barton..

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

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Don Barton closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 01-31432 · Filed Feb 14, 2001 · Closed Jul 16, 2001
Role of Don Barton: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-07-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Don Barton closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 00-38397 · Filed Aug 23, 2000 · Closed Mar 7, 2002
Role of Don Barton: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Don Barton closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 00-33915 · Filed Apr 17, 2000 · Closed Aug 3, 2000
Role of Don Barton: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-08-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Don D. Barton and Wilma M. Barton closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 2:98-bk-16667 · Filed Sep 24, 1998 · Closed Mar 1, 1999
Role of Don D. Barton and Wilma M. Barton: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; 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, 2:49 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

5 differences found between the filings for Don Barton — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 5, 2021 – Jun 4, 2021

Form D filed 30 days after the first sale — Hardwoods Holdings, LLC

The filing says the first sale was May 5, 2021. The Form D was filed Jun 4, 2021 — 30 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 15 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
Worth asking · May 31, 2022 – May 31, 2023

Don Barton is no longer listed on the May 31, 2023 amendment — Hardwoods Holdings, LLC

Don Barton appears on the May 31, 2022 Form D/A (executive officer) but not on the May 31, 2023 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Sources
Note · Aug 26, 2011

Same name, different state: "Don Barton" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA or TX. A separate record, "Don Barton" with address state CA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Oak Valley Bancorp (Aug 26, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated May 31, 2022; the other has one filing dated Aug 26, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Jun 4, 2021 – May 31, 2022

Address moved from Tacoma, WA to Frisco, TX — Hardwoods Holdings, LLC

The people listed on the Jun 4, 2021 filing give Tacoma, WA; on the May 31, 2022 filing they give Frisco, TX. The address now on file (2600 Network Boulevard, Suite 600, Frisco, TX) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 7 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

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

None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 31, 2022 D/A
Hardwoods Holdings, LLC
File 021-401738
$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 Don Barton on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other

Hardwoods Holdings, LLC

Frisco, TX · Jun 4, 2021 → May 31, 2022 · 2 filings
  • May 31, 2022 · D/A · $15,041,098 sold of Indefinite · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (General Manager Western Hardwood) EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 4, 2021 · D · $10,933,196 sold of Indefinite · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (General Manager Western Hardwood) EDGAR ↗

Raised $16.3M from 13 investors as of the latest filing. Don is listed as 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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Don Barton — CA, 1 issuer, Aug 26, 2011 → Aug 26, 2011 · no shared issuer

People around Don 16

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

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Jed Miller

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

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Taos Huskey

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

EA
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Ed Armbruster

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

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Vivek Karuppuswamy

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

KH
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Keith Haas

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
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Armand Lauzon

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

MH
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Person

Matthew Hilzinger

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

JG
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Jason Gobel

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

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Sean Donnelly

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

NJ
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Nathan Jeppson

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

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

CJ
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Christopher Johnson

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

CB
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Person

CHARLES BROWN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

MS
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Mark Schweizer

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

CH
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Christopher Hannon

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

WB
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Wesley Bourland

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

Dave Brower

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Don Barton. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the 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 Don Barton 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 Don Barton is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Hardwoods Holdings, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #124,457 of 374,652 in line (1,345 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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