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James Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Feb 11, 2014 → Feb 11, 2014

1deal (issuers)
$22Kreported sold
2investors
1Form D filing
2014year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:04 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

James Smith is listed as an executive officer and director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2014: 4FRONT PARTNERS INC (New York, NY — other technology — 2014; $22K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2014. 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 Meiklejohn Mapes (1 shared filing), Nicholas Behrens (1 shared filing) and Zhaohui Zhou (1 shared filing).

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 (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) — 2 court cases matching the name, 1 SEC release, 12 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 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 James Smith and found 7 differences: James Smith appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 28,192 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

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

United States v. James D. Smith closed
District Court, W.D. New York · No. 1:19-mj-01150 · Filed Dec 19, 2019 · Closed Mar 10, 2020
Role of James D. Smith: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2020-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
United States v. James D. Smith closed
District Court, W.D. New York · No. 1:19-mj-01150 · Filed Dec 19, 2019 · Closed Mar 10, 2020
Role of James D. Smith: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2020-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
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, 3:04 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.

2. Regulatory actions

1 SEC release

David G. Barford, Kent D. Kalkwarf, David L. Mccall and James H. Smith III Litigation release
SEC · May 26, 2005 · Parties as named in the release: David G. Barford, Kent D. Kalkwarf, David L. Mccall and James H. Smith III Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 49 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
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 Smith..

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

12 cases: 7 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James L. Smith, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 26-30532 · Filed Jun 10, 2026
Role of James L. Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James P Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 26-10324 · Filed Mar 27, 2026
Role of James P Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-25-20671 · Filed Sep 15, 2025
Role of James Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James Smith, Jr. and Joyce Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-24-74702 · Filed Dec 12, 2024
Role of James Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James A. Smith and Tammy L. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 24-30932 · Filed Oct 31, 2024 · Closed Mar 4, 2025
Role of James A. Smith and Tammy L. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2025-03-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James T. Smith, III open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 24-30859 · Filed Oct 7, 2024
Role of James T. Smith, III: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James B Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 24-35228 · Filed Mar 5, 2024
Role of James B Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-24-70515 · Filed Feb 10, 2024 · Closed May 21, 2024
Role of James Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-05-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-23-73336 · Filed Sep 11, 2023 · Closed Dec 26, 2023
Role of James Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-12-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James E. Smith, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 23-30036 · Filed Jan 29, 2023 · Closed Jun 6, 2023
Role of James E. Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-06-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James B Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 22-35317 · Filed May 9, 2022 · Closed Feb 14, 2024
Role of James B Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-02-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
James A. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-19-20790 · Filed Aug 7, 2019
Role of James A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 8275 federal dockets); 49 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
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, 3:04 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

7 differences found between the filings for James Smith (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 2, 2014

James Smith appears on 1 deal that stopped filing before reaching its target

4FRONT PARTNERS INC (last filing Dec 2, 2014; $22,000 sold of $500,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Sources
Note · Jan 28, 2014 – Feb 11, 2014

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — 4FRONT PARTNERS INC (latest filing Feb 11, 2014)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 11, 2014 (first sale Jan 28, 2014). It reports $22,000 sold of $200,000 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 · Jan 8, 2013 – May 16, 2024

Same name, different state: "James Smith" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James Smith" with address state TX, is listed on 6 filings — most recently by Sano Chemicals Inc (May 16, 2024). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 11, 2014).

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.

Sources
Note · Jul 14, 2017 – May 26, 2021

Same name, different state: "James H Smith" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James H Smith" with address state NC, is listed on 10 filings — most recently by Mendacre IX-DG, LLC (May 26, 2021). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2014; the other runs Jul 14, 2017 to May 26, 2021.

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 · May 27, 2010 – May 10, 2013

Same name, different state: "James Smith" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James Smith" with address state VA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Integrated Energy Solutions, LLC (May 10, 2013). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2014; the other runs May 27, 2010 to May 10, 2013.

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 · Oct 13, 2009

Same name, different state: "James Smith" (OR) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James Smith" with address state OR, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ResCom Capital Fund, LLC (Oct 13, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2014; the other has one filing dated Oct 13, 2009.

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 · Aug 13, 2009 – Sep 10, 2009

Same name, different state: "James M. Smith" (NV) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "James M. Smith" with address state NV, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by BC Gas Recovery JV Two, LLC (Sep 10, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2014; the other runs Aug 13, 2009 to Sep 10, 2009.

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
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
Feb 11, 2014 D
4FRONT PARTNERS INC
File 021-211733
$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 James Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

4FRONT PARTNERS INC

New York, NY · Feb 11, 2014
  • Feb 11, 2014 · D · $22,000 sold of $200,000 · 2 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $22K from 2 investors (11% of the $200K target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, director.

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 Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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 (20)

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

  • James H Smith — NC, 10 issuers, Jul 14, 2017 → May 26, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — TX, 4 issuers, Jan 8, 2013 → May 16, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — CO, 4 issuers, Oct 8, 2010 → Jul 30, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — CA, 4 issuers, Dec 3, 2009 → Dec 28, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — MA, PA, 4 issuers, Dec 19, 2013 → May 31, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — Alberta, Canada (as filed: A0), 4 issuers, Feb 22, 2011 → Jul 19, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • James W. Smith — AR, 3 issuers, Mar 26, 2013 → Jul 27, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • JAMES F SMITH — NY, NC, PA, 3 issuers, Apr 2, 2009 → Sep 10, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • James M. Smith — NV, 2 issuers, Aug 13, 2009 → Sep 10, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — VA, 2 issuers, May 27, 2010 → May 10, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — OH, 2 issuers, May 2, 2017 → Oct 25, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — United Kingdom (as filed: X0), 2 issuers, Jan 31, 2018 → Mar 1, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — OR, 1 issuer, Oct 13, 2009 → Oct 13, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — NJ, 1 issuer, Jul 20, 2010 → Jul 17, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • James F Smith — NE, 1 issuer, Sep 23, 2011 → Sep 23, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • James Lacey Smith — TN, 1 issuer, Dec 17, 2012 → Dec 17, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • James B Smith — MS, 1 issuer, Jan 10, 2013 → Jan 10, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — WY, 1 issuer, Oct 15, 2014 → Oct 15, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • James Smith — IL, 1 issuer, Oct 9, 2015 → Oct 9, 2015 · no shared issuer
  • James Sullivan Smith — Jersey (as filed: Y9), 1 issuer, Jun 29, 2017 → Jun 29, 2017 · no shared issuer

People around James 3

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

MM
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Person

Meiklejohn Mapes

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

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

NB
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Person

Nicholas Behrens

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

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

ZZ
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Person

Zhaohui Zhou

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

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

21 other issuers 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 Smith 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 Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in 4FRONT PARTNERS INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #309,802 of 374,652 in line (1,346 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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