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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Feb 17, 2011 → Feb 17, 2011
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:23 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
James E. Hearns is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2011: LWCBancorp, Inc. (New Lenox, IL — commercial banking — 2011; $199K reported sold to 7 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2011. 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 Andrew C. Dystrup (1 shared filing), George Alexenko (1 shared filing), Gregory F Steil (1 shared filing), Jeffrey D. Baker (1 shared filing), Keith E. Hearns (1 shared filing) and 7 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 18 court cases matching the name, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 27 records came back, including 3 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.
Community search for James E. Hearns has not run yet — it is joining a line of 3,023 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.
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18 cases: 3 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 6 dismissed, 5 judgment
220 Foreclosure
367 Health care / pharm
890 Other Statutory Actions· Cause:
15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act
190 Contract: Other· Cause:
28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract
362 Personal Inj. Med. Malpractice· Cause:
28:1441 Petition for Removal
480 Consumer credit
220 Foreclosure
380 Other personal property damage
470 Civil (RICO)
791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
220 Foreclosure
190 Other contract actions
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, 2:23 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.
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)
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. Hearns..
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.
9 cases: 9 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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, 2:23 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.
Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
No differences found between the public filings we have for James E. Hearns (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026).
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.
None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2011 D LWCBancorp, Inc. File 021-155543 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named James E. Hearns on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $199K from 7 investors (100% of the $199K target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as director.
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.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as James E. Hearns. Their page shows their other deals.
Stephen Weber is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to James E. Hearns 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.
Websites and social links of the issuers James E. Hearns is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in LWCBancorp, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #355,501 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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