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John Ralph Thomas

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · PA · Dec 18, 2009 → Dec 18, 2009

2deals (issuers)
$9.55Mreported sold
45investors
2Form D filings
2009year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:02 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

John Ralph Thomas is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Dec 2009 and Jun 2026: ECHO Realty, L.P. (Pittsburgh, PA — commercial — 2026; $6.9M reported sold to 15 investors) and ECHO/Continental Lancaster Associates, LLC (Pittsburgh, PA — commercial — 2009; $2.65M reported sold to 30 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 17 years. Across those companies the filings report $9.55M sold in total.

Listed alongside Thomas Andrew Karet (2 shared filings), Bruce Edward Haney (1 shared filing), David Lucas Royer (1 shared filing), Echo TAC+ Holdings, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity) and Franklin E. Kass (1 shared filing).

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Echo (4 issuers, $28.2M reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Echo has 4 companies on file and $28.2M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 3 SEC releases, 19 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 22 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, 3:02 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

3 SEC releases

John F. Thomas, Thomas Becker, Douglas Martin, Paul Hanson, Damian Ostertag, Einstein Sports Advisory, LLC, QSA, LLC, Vegas Basketball Club, LLC, Vegas Football Club, LLC, Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Welscorp, Inc. and Executive Financial Services, Inc. Litigation release
SEC · Sep 4, 2019 · Parties as named in the release: John F. Thomas, Thomas Becker, Douglas Martin, Paul Hanson, Damian Ostertag, Einstein Sports Advisory, LLC, QSA, LLC, Vegas Basketball Club, LLC, Vegas Football Club, LLC, Wellington Sports Club, LLC, Welscorp, Inc. and Executive Financial Services, Inc. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named; middle initial differs
Pappas, John Thomas Administrative proceeding
SEC · Dec 19, 2014 · Parties as named in the release: Pappas, John Thomas Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Pappas, John Thomas Administrative proceeding
SEC · Sep 5, 2014 · Parties as named in the release: Pappas, John Thomas Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 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. — matched Oct 24, 2026, 2:03 AM ET from the sec.gov index; a name search for this subject has not completed yet.

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.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

19 cases: 3 open, 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John C. Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:26-bk-02755 · Filed Sep 24, 2026
Role of John C. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John D. Thomas and Jean L. Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 26-12008 · Filed May 7, 2026
Role of John D. Thomas and Jean L. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John Thomas open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:25-bk-01119 · Filed Apr 23, 2025
Role of John Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA)
John W. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 23-21985 · Filed Sep 19, 2023 · Closed Jan 31, 2024
Role of John W. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-01-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John I. Thomas and Terri A. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 21-21523 · Filed Jul 1, 2021 · Closed Nov 3, 2021
Role of John I. Thomas and Terri A. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-11-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John F. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:19-bk-04080 · Filed Sep 25, 2019 · Closed Dec 27, 2019
Role of John F. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-12-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John N Thomas and Joann Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:16-bk-02364 · Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Closed Sep 29, 2016
Role of John N Thomas and Joann Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-09-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John J. Thomas and Linda S. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 15-13761 · Filed May 28, 2015 · Closed Sep 22, 2015
Role of John J. Thomas and Linda S. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John W. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 15-10661 · Filed Jan 30, 2015 · Closed Jun 10, 2015
Role of John W. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:14-bk-00257 · Filed Jan 22, 2014 · Closed Jun 11, 2019
Role of John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-06-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John A. Thomas, III closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 13-18977 · Filed Oct 14, 2013 · Closed Mar 19, 2014
Role of John A. Thomas, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John C. Thomas, Jr. and John C. Thomas, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 13-12940 · Filed Apr 2, 2013 · Closed Aug 6, 2013
Role of John C. Thomas, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-08-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:12-bk-02420 · Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Closed May 16, 2013
Role of John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-05-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:11-bk-07870 · Filed Nov 25, 2011 · Closed Mar 16, 2012
Role of John J. Thomas and Jill L. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-03-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John R Thomas, Sr. and Debra A Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:11-bk-07816 · Filed Nov 21, 2011 · Closed Mar 21, 2012
Role of John R Thomas, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-03-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA)
John A. Thomas and Ruth M. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 11-26453 · Filed Oct 19, 2011 · Closed Mar 27, 2013
Role of John A. Thomas and Ruth M. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-03-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John I. Thomas and Terri A. Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 11-26445 · Filed Oct 18, 2011 · Closed Feb 14, 2012
Role of John I. Thomas and Terri A. Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-02-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John N. Thomas, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 11-10502 · Filed Jan 25, 2011 · Closed Dec 28, 2011
Role of John N. Thomas, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
John J Thomas and Toi D Thomas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 10-31269 · Filed Dec 31, 2010 · Closed Apr 19, 2011
Role of John J Thomas and Toi D Thomas: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 1897 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA); middle initial differs
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, 3:02 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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $132,500; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jun 5, 2026 D
ECHO Realty, L.P.
File 021-586443
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 18, 2009 D
ECHO/Continental Lancaster Associates, LLC
File 021-137024
$0$132,500 (est.)$0None 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 2

Every issuer that named John Ralph Thomas on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial · group: Echo

ECHO Realty, L.P.

Pittsburgh, PA · Jun 5, 2026
  • Jun 5, 2026 · D · $6,903,129 sold of $6,903,129 · 15 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.9M from 15 investors (100% of the $6.9M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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.

Commercial · group: Echo

ECHO/Continental Lancaster Associates, LLC

Pittsburgh, PA · Dec 18, 2009
  • Dec 18, 2009 · D · $2,650,000 sold of $2,650,000 · 30 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.65M from 30 investors (100% of the $2.65M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.

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 (20)

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

  • John Thomas — CA, GA, CO, FL, 15 issuers, Apr 9, 2009 → Jun 29, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John D. Thomas — UT, 5 issuers, Apr 29, 2016 → Jan 23, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • JOHN THOMAS — TX, 5 issuers, Jan 25, 2019 → Sep 22, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — AL, 3 issuers, Nov 29, 2021 → Dec 20, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • John E. Thomas, Jr. — PA, 3 issuers, Apr 1, 2010 → Apr 6, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 3 issuers, Aug 19, 2010 → Sep 19, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John T. Thomas — WI, 2 issuers, Aug 9, 2013 → Dec 29, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John David Thomas — MI, 1 issuer, Jul 31, 2009 → Jul 31, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John S Thomas — MS, 1 issuer, Feb 25, 2010 → Feb 25, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • John R. Thomas — TX, 1 issuer, Aug 12, 2010 → Jul 12, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — OH, 1 issuer, Jul 19, 2011 → Jul 19, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • John Alan Thomas — Quebec, Canada (as filed: A8), 1 issuer, Feb 28, 2012 → Dec 17, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • John W. Thomas — KY, 1 issuer, Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 24, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John A. Thomas — FL, 1 issuer, May 27, 2014 → May 27, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — IL, 1 issuer, Mar 21, 2016 → Mar 25, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • John Anthony Thomas — Virgin Islands, U.S. (as filed: VI), 1 issuer, Aug 10, 2020 → Aug 10, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • John O Thomas — MO, 1 issuer, Nov 5, 2021 → Nov 5, 2021 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — NE, 1 issuer, Apr 14, 2023 → Apr 14, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • John Thomas — TN, 1 issuer, Aug 8, 2025 → Aug 8, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • John J. Thomas — AL, 1 issuer, Jul 22, 2009 → Dec 21, 2009 · no shared issuer

People around John 5

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

Management entity

Echo TAC+ Holdings, LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Ralph Thomas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Thomas Andrew Karet

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as John Ralph Thomas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Bruce Edward Haney

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

Listed on the same filings as John Ralph Thomas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Franklin E. Kass

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as John Ralph Thomas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

David Lucas Royer

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Ralph Thomas. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Echo

4 issuers · 4 filings · $28.2M reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 4 deal companies. John Ralph Thomas is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name John Ralph Thomas.

Same business address

2 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)

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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