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JOEL SMITH

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TN · May 13, 2015 → Jun 10, 2015

1deal (issuers)
$650Kreported sold
14investors
2Form D filings
2015year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

JOEL SMITH is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2015 and Jun 2015: MAINSAIL GROUP, LLC (Brentwood, TN — business services — 2015; $650K reported sold to 14 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jun 2015. 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 RONN HOLLIS (2 shared filings) and WES SELLERS (2 shared filings).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases (search queued; results are added automatically).

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.

What the community is saying

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET.

State courts: not yet searched. 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

Not yet searched — search queued

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

SEC search queued. Results are added automatically.

3. Bankruptcies

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

JOEL L SMITH closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:02-bk-05294 · Filed May 2, 2002 · Closed Aug 14, 2002
Role of JOEL L SMITH: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-08-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 217 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN)
Joel A. Smith and Debra D. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 2:96-bk-22857 · Filed Dec 12, 1996 · Closed Apr 22, 1997
Role of Joel A. Smith and Debra D. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-04-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 217 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN)
JOEL E SMITH and PAMELA G SMITH closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:96-bk-03885 · Filed May 7, 1996 · Closed Aug 22, 1996
Role of JOEL E SMITH and PAMELA G SMITH: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-08-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 217 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN)
Joel L. Smith and Laura A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · No. 1:95-bk-12548 · Filed Jun 30, 1995 · Closed Apr 28, 2000
Role of Joel L. Smith and Laura A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-04-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 217 federal dockets); 6 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (TN)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 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 yet searched. 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $35,550; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 10, 2015 D/A
MAINSAIL GROUP, LLC
File 021-239731
$35,550$0$0HARPETH SECURITIES, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 109821 ↗
via CHARLES WEBSTER BYRGE II (CRD 2415716 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
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 Joel Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Business Services

MAINSAIL GROUP, LLC

Brentwood, TN · May 13, 2015 → Jun 10, 2015 · 2 filings
  • Jun 10, 2015 · D/A · $650,000 sold of $650,000 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (MANAGER) EDGAR ↗
  • May 13, 2015 · D · $650,000 sold of $650,000 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (MANAGER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $650K from 14 investors (100% of the $650K target) as of the latest filing. Joel 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: Business Services / 506(b) (965 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 (5)

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

  • Joel Smith — SC, 1 issuer, Sep 3, 2009 → Sep 3, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • Joel A. Smith III — CA, 1 issuer, Jan 4, 2010 → Nov 7, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • Joel Smith — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 1 issuer, Oct 11, 2024 → Oct 11, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • Joel Smith — MA, 1 issuer, Jun 9, 2025 → Jun 9, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • Joel Smith — CA, 1 issuer, Jun 6, 2012 → Jun 6, 2012 · no shared issuer

People around Joel 2

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

Person

WES SELLERS

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

Person

RONN HOLLIS

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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