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Gary Brown

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · WA · Jun 10, 2009 → Jun 10, 2009

1deal (issuers)
$3.73Mreported sold
36investors
1Form D filing
2009year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: Oct 23, 2026, 9:49 PM ET

The short version

Gary Brown is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jun 2009: Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC (Seattle, WA — pooled investment fund — 2009; $3.73M reported sold to 36 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2009. 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 Darren Berg (1 shared filing) and Dennis Shay (1 shared filing).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 state regulator orders, 6 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 1 public filing for Gary Brown and found 6 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "Gary Brown" (A1) is a separate record; 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 Gary Brown has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,681 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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, 2:18 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

2 state regulator orders

Consent Order WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date Oct 20, 2010 · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · S-10-250-10-CO03 · Parties (regulator's caption): Gary Brown and Dennis Shay · Order entered with/against: Gary Brown and Dennis Shay
As listed by the regulator: On October 20, 2010, the Securities Division entered into a Consent Order with Gary Brown and Dennis Shay. … Without admitting or denying the allegations, Brown and Shay agreed to cease and desist from violating the Securities Act of Washington. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 6 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in the person's filing state (WA)
Statement of Charges WA · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI)
Order date Sep 10, 2010 · Regulator: Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division (DFI) · S-10-250-10-SC01 · Parties (regulator's caption): Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund V, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VI, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VIII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund IX, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund X, LLC, Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC, Meridian Partnership Management, Inc.; MPM Investor Services, Inc.; CS Note Holdco, LLC, F. Darren Berg, Gary Brown, Dennis Shay · Order entered with/against: Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund V, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VI, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VIII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund IX, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund X, LLC, Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC, Meridian Partnership Management, Inc., MPM Investor Services, Inc., CS Note Holdco, LLC, F. Darren Berg (Berg), Gary Brown, Dennis Shay
As listed by the regulator: On September 10, the Securities Division entered a Statement of Charges and Notice of Intent to Enter Order to Cease and Desist, to Recover Costs and to Impose Fines against Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund V, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VI, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund VIII, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund IX, LLC, Meridian Mortgage Investors Fund X, LLC, Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC, Meridian Partnership Management, Inc., MPM Investor Services, Inc., CS Note Holdco, LLC, F. Darren Berg (Berg), Gary Brown, Dennis Shay (collectively, Respondents). … The Securities Division intends to order the Respondents to cease and desist from violating the Securities Act of Washington and gives notice of its intent to impose fines and recover costs. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 6 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in the person's filing state (WA); co-listed entity "meridian real estate opportunity fund i" is an issuer this person is named on
What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases + SEC administrative proceedings (sec.gov index, 1995-09-19 → 2026-10-23) — last checked Oct 23, 2026, 9:49 PM ET.

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

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Gary C Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 14-46853 · Filed Dec 31, 2014 · Closed Apr 9, 2015
Role of Gary C Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-04-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
Gary L Brown and Renee A Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 11-11966 · Filed Feb 24, 2011 · Closed Sep 19, 2011
Role of Gary L Brown and Renee A Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
Gary J Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 10-21768 · Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Closed Aug 2, 2012
Role of Gary J Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
Gary L Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 09-44572 · Filed Jun 26, 2009 · Closed May 6, 2014
Role of Gary L Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-05-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
Gary Brown and Louella Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 05-24331 · Filed Oct 5, 2005 · Closed Jan 31, 2006
Role of Gary Brown and Louella Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-01-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
Gary R. Brown and Donna K. Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 05-02026 · Filed Mar 16, 2005 · Closed Mar 11, 2010
Role of Gary R. Brown and Donna K. Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-03-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1070 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (WA)
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, 2:18 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

6 differences found between the filings for Gary Brown (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jun 1, 2009 – Jun 10, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC (latest filing Jun 10, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 10, 2009 (first sale Jun 1, 2009). It reports $3,735,000 sold of $25,000,000 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.

Form D · Jun 10, 2009 ↗Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 9, 2026

Same name, different state: "Gary Brown" (A1) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA. A separate record, "Gary Brown" with address state A1, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Silverco Mining Ltd. (Mar 9, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 10, 2009; the other has one filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

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.

Gary Brown (A1) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 9, 2026 ↗Silverco Mining Ltd. — PartnerFacts page ↗Gary Brown (WA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 29, 2023

Same name, different state: "Gary Brown" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA. A separate record, "Gary Brown" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Brittle-Brittle, Inc. (Jun 29, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 10, 2009; the other has one filing dated Jun 29, 2023.

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.

Gary Brown (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 29, 2023 ↗Brittle-Brittle, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Gary Brown (WA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 10, 2015

Same name, different state: "Gary N. Brown" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA. A separate record, "Gary N. Brown" with address state NC, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by CAROLINA BANK HOLDINGS INC (Apr 10, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 10, 2009; the other has one filing dated Apr 10, 2015.

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.

Gary N. Brown (NC) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 10, 2015 ↗CAROLINA BANK HOLDINGS INC — PartnerFacts page ↗Gary Brown (WA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 27, 2011

Same name, different state: "GARY C. BROWN" (GA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA. A separate record, "GARY C. BROWN" with address state GA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by MCLARENS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL LTD (Sep 27, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Jun 10, 2009; the other has one filing dated Sep 27, 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.

GARY C. BROWN (GA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 27, 2011 ↗MCLARENS YOUNG INTERNATIONAL LTD — PartnerFacts page ↗Gary Brown (WA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · May 22, 2009 – Jun 17, 2009

Same name, different state: "Gary Brown" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is WA. A separate record, "Gary Brown" with address state CA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by iontherapeutics, Inc. (Jun 17, 2009). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 10, 2009).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Gary Brown (CA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Jun 17, 2009 ↗iontherapeutics, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Gary Brown (WA) — this page ↗
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
Jun 10, 2009 D
Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC
File 021-131854
$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 Gary Brown on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

MR
Pooled Investment Fund

Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC

Seattle, WA · Jun 10, 2009
  • Jun 10, 2009 · D · $3,735,000 sold of $25,000,000 · 36 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.73M from 36 investors (15% of the $25M target) as of the latest filing. Gary is listed as executive officer, promoter.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

Other pages with the same name (5)

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

  • Gary Brown — CA, 1 issuer, May 22, 2009 → Jun 17, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • GARY C. BROWN — GA, 1 issuer, Sep 27, 2011 → Sep 27, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • Gary N. Brown — NC, 1 issuer, Apr 10, 2015 → Apr 10, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • Gary Brown — TX, 1 issuer, Jun 29, 2023 → Jun 29, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • Gary Brown — British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1), 1 issuer, Mar 9, 2026 → Mar 9, 2026 · no shared issuer

People around Gary 2

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

DB
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Person

Darren Berg

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

Listed on the same filings as Gary Brown. Their page shows their other deals.

DS
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Person

Dennis Shay

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

Listed on the same filings as Gary Brown. 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 Gary Brown 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 Gary Brown is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Meridian Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #131 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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