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James E. Hammelman

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Feb 19, 2016 → Feb 1, 2018

1deal (issuers)
$28.6Mreported sold
100investors
6Form D filings
2016–2018years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:36 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James E. Hammelman is listed as an executive officer on 6 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2016 and Feb 2018: ZeoGas LLC (Houston, TX — other energy — 2016–2018; $28.6M reported sold to 100 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 Anna M. Lantz (6 shared filings), Brent E. Kindle (6 shared filings), Charles J. Neverdowski (6 shared filings), Jeri P. Wechsler (6 shared filings), Mark A. Malinski (6 shared filings) and 4 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 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 6 public filings for James E. Hammelman and found 12 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC; Bankruptcy case: James Hammelman; 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 James E. Hammelman has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,056 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 321 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, 2:36 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: NV (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 James E. Hammelman..

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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:24-bk-11141 · Filed Dec 31, 2024
Role of HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 3 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
James Hammelman closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:96-bk-30499 · Filed Dec 2, 1996 · Closed Apr 8, 1997
Role of James Hammelman: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-04-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 3 federal dockets); first name matches; court in CA (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, 2:36 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

12 differences found between the filings for James E. Hammelman — 4 worth asking about (compared 6 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Dec 31, 2024

Bankruptcy case: HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC — filed Dec 31, 2024

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona docket "HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC" filed Dec 31, 2024 (Open). James E. Hammelman is listed as Debtor ("HAMMELMAN WINES, LLC"). Our match estimate: 40%.

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 · Dec 2, 1996 – Apr 8, 1997

Bankruptcy case: James Hammelman — filed Dec 2, 1996

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "James Hammelman" filed Dec 2, 1996, closed Apr 8, 1997. James E. Hammelman is listed as Debtor ("James Hammelman"). Our match estimate: 50%.

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 · Feb 19, 2016

28% of the money raised went to insiders — ZeoGas LLC

The Feb 19, 2016 Form D/A reports $11,214,050 sold and $3,100,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate). Issuer's note: "The amount above represents funds used and anticipated to be used for salary to all compensated Item 3 officers for 27 months.".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Sources
Note · Feb 1, 2018

24% of the money raised went to insiders — ZeoGas LLC

The Feb 1, 2018 Form D/A reports $16,084,933 sold and $3,900,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate). Issuer's note: "The amount above represents funds used and anticipated to be used for salary to all compensated Item 6 officers for 48 months.".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Sources
Note · Feb 2, 2017

22% of the money raised went to insiders — ZeoGas LLC

The Feb 2, 2017 Form D/A reports $13,814,050 sold and $3,100,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate). Issuer's note: "The amount above represents funds used and anticipated to be used for salary to all compensated Item 3 officers for 30 months.".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Sources
Worth asking · Oct 24, 2014 – Feb 1, 2018

Form D filed 1,196 days after the first sale — ZeoGas LLC

The filing says the first sale was Oct 24, 2014. The Form D was filed Feb 1, 2018 — 1,196 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 1,181 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 · Oct 24, 2014 – Feb 1, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZeoGas LLC (latest filing Feb 1, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 1, 2018 (first sale Oct 24, 2014). It reports $750,000 sold of an indefinite amount 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
Note · Nov 25, 2013 – Feb 1, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZeoGas LLC (latest filing Feb 1, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 1, 2018 (first sale Nov 25, 2013). It reports $16,084,933 sold of $20,000,000 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.

Sources
Note · Oct 24, 2014 – Feb 2, 2017

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZeoGas LLC (latest filing Feb 2, 2017)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 2, 2017 (first sale Oct 24, 2014). It reports $750,000 sold of an indefinite amount 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
Note · Feb 27, 2015 – Apr 17, 2015

Address moved from Bellaire, TX to Houston, TX — ZeoGas LLC

The people listed on the Feb 27, 2015 filing give Bellaire, TX; on the Apr 17, 2015 filing they give Houston, TX.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Nov 7, 2014 – Dec 2, 2014

Address moved from Houston, TX to Bellaire, TX — ZeoGas LLC

The people listed on the Nov 7, 2014 filing give Houston, TX; on the Dec 2, 2014 filing they give Bellaire, TX.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Aug 29, 2014 – Nov 7, 2014

Address moved from Bellaire, TX to Houston, TX — ZeoGas LLC

The people listed on the Aug 29, 2014 filing give Bellaire, TX; on the Nov 7, 2014 filing they give Houston, TX.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

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

1 of 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $1,500,000; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $3,900,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 1, 2018 D/A
ZeoGas LLC
File 021-207551
$1,500,000 (est.)$0$3,900,000 (est.)
The amount above represents funds used and anticipated to be used for salary to all compensated Item 6 officers for 48 months.
Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via Patrick J. Smetek (CRD 1052695 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via David A. Smetek (CRD 1246996 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via Charles Bingham (CRD 4877997 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via John Fleckenstein (CRD 1790867 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via Raymond Miller (CRD 856248 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via Thomas Buckley (CRD 1563361 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via William Howard (CRD 5578891 ↗)

Sunbelt Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 42180 ↗
via Matthew Knauss (CRD 5967992 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Feb 1, 2018 D
ZeoGas LLC
File 021-304602
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 2, 2017 D/A
ZeoGas LLC
File 021-227944
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)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 James E. Hammelman on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Energy

ZeoGas LLC

Houston, TX · Feb 19, 2016 → Feb 1, 2018 · 6 filings
  • Feb 1, 2018 · D · $750,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 1, 2018 · D/A · $16,084,933 sold of $20,000,000 · 84 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 2, 2017 · D/A · $13,814,050 sold of $20,000,000 · 72 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 2, 2017 · D/A · $750,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 25, 2016 · D/A · $750,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 19, 2016 · D/A · $11,214,050 sold of $20,000,000 · 62 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $28.6M from 100 investors as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer on 6 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 Energy / 506(b) (1,000 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 James 9

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

TB
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Person

Timothy D. Belton

Executive Officer, Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
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Person

Jeri P. Wechsler

Executive Officer · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

CN
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Person

Charles J. Neverdowski

Executive Officer · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

BK
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Person

Brent E. Kindle

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

TB
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Person

Troy L. Beckett

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

AL
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Person

Anna M. Lantz

Executive Officer · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

MM
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Person

Mark A. Malinski

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

KB
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Person

Kenneth P. Brown

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

PD
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Person

Philip V. Duggan, II

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James E. Hammelman. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

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 James E. Hammelman 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 James E. Hammelman is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ZeoGas LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #232,445 of 374,652 in line (519 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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