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Lee Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Sep 17, 2018 → Nov 21, 2018

1deal (issuers)
$7Mreported sold
314investors
2Form D filings
2018year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:42 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Lee Smith is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2018 and Nov 2018: ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. (Tustin, CA — manufacturing — 2018; $7M reported sold to 314 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Nov 2018. 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 DUSTIN TILLMAN (2 shared filings) and Zia Zeeshawn (2 shared filings).

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

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Elite (2 issuers, $18M reported sold, 2014–2018).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Elite has 2 companies on file and $18M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 12 records came back, including 1 court case 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.

We compared 2 public filings for Lee Smith and found 6 differences: Offering amount changed between filings; 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 Lee Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,903 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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

1 case: 1 open

Lee-Smith v. Google LLC open
District Court, N.D. California · No. 4:26-cv-04426 · Filed May 13, 2026 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 28:1331 Fed. Question
Role of Lee-Smith: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:42 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

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)

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 Lee Smith..

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.

3. Bankruptcies

11 cases: 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

LEE M SMITH closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:17-bk-16342 · Filed May 23, 2017 · Closed Sep 12, 2017
Role of LEE M SMITH: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee E. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 03-21475 · Filed Feb 10, 2003 · Closed May 29, 2003
Role of Lee E. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-05-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee A Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:02-bk-28211 · Filed Nov 8, 2002 · Closed Jun 10, 2005
Role of Lee A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee G. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 02-26563 · Filed Jun 7, 2002 · Closed Sep 24, 2002
Role of Lee G. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-09-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee J. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 01-23490 · Filed Mar 27, 2001 · Closed May 1, 2003
Role of Lee J. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-05-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee L. Smith and Katherine A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 97-40984 · Filed Feb 3, 1997 · Closed May 23, 1997
Role of Lee L. Smith and Katherine A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-05-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee D Smith and Sandra L Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:96-bk-18139 · Filed Jul 18, 1996 · Closed Nov 26, 1996
Role of Lee D Smith and Sandra L Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-11-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee R. Smith and Sandra J. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 96-50699 · Filed Jan 31, 1996 · Closed May 7, 1996
Role of Lee R. Smith and Sandra J. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-05-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee E. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:93-bk-51673 · Filed Nov 24, 1993 · Closed Apr 12, 1994
Role of Lee E. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-04-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee C. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 90-04175 · Filed May 21, 1990 · Closed Oct 11, 1990
Role of Lee C. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-10-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Lee C Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:84-bk-12064 · Filed Jun 19, 1984 · Closed May 14, 1986
Role of Lee C Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1986-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 488 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:42 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

6 differences found between the filings for Lee Smith (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Oct 13, 2017 – Sep 17, 2018

Offering amount changed between filings — ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.

The Oct 13, 2017 filing says $25,000,000 offered; the Sep 17, 2018 Form D/A says an indefinite amount.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Oct 13, 2017 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 17, 2018 ↗ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · Jan 31, 2018 – Sep 17, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. (latest filing Sep 17, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 17, 2018 (first sale Jan 31, 2018). It reports $0 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.

Form D/A · Sep 17, 2018 ↗ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 20, 2015

Same name, different state: "Lee Smith" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Lee Smith" with address state WA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Ottemo, Inc. (May 20, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 17, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018; the other has one filing dated May 20, 2015.

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.

Lee Smith (WA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · May 20, 2015 ↗Ottemo, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗Lee Smith (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 29, 2011

Same name, different state: "Lee Doyle Smith" (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Lee Doyle Smith" with address state WA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Rich Kids Clothing Co LLC (Mar 29, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 17, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018; the other has one filing dated Mar 29, 2011.

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.

Lee Doyle Smith (WA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 29, 2011 ↗Rich Kids Clothing Co LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Lee Smith (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 13, 2010

Same name, different state: "Lee Smith" (NJ) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Lee Smith" with address state NJ, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by BAETA CORP (Apr 13, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 17, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018; the other has one filing dated Apr 13, 2010.

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.

Lee Smith (NJ) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 13, 2010 ↗BAETA CORP — PartnerFacts page ↗Lee Smith (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 13, 2017 – Sep 17, 2018

Minimum investment changed between filings — ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.

The Oct 13, 2017 filing lists a minimum of $12,500; the Sep 17, 2018 Form D/A lists $50,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Oct 13, 2017 ↗Form D/A (later) · Sep 17, 2018 ↗ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Nov 21, 2018 D
ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
File 021-326322
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 17, 2018 D/A
ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.
File 021-296574
$0$0$0 (est.)None 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 Lee Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Manufacturing · group: Elite

ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.

Tustin, CA · Sep 17, 2018 → Nov 21, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Nov 21, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $10,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 17, 2018 · D/A · $0 sold of Indefinite · 75 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $7M from 314 investors (70% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Lee is listed as executive officer on 2 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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: Manufacturing / 506(c) (166 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 (3)

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

  • Lee Smith — NJ, 1 issuer, Apr 13, 2010 → Apr 13, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • Lee Doyle Smith — WA, 1 issuer, Mar 29, 2011 → Mar 29, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • Lee Smith — WA, 1 issuer, May 20, 2015 → May 20, 2015 · no shared issuer

People around Lee 2

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

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Person

DUSTIN TILLMAN

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

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

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Person

Zia Zeeshawn

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Elite

2 issuers · 10 filings · $18M reported sold · 2014–2018

One team, 2 deal companies. Lee Smith is listed on 1 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 Lee Smith.

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 Lee 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 Lee Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ELITE AEROSPACE GROUP, INC.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #245,401 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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