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Richard Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · VA · Dec 23, 2020 → Dec 23, 2020

1deal (issuers)

$0reported sold

0investors

1Form D filing

2020year on file

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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:06 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Richard Smith is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Dec 2020: R.S. Hamilton Investment Fund, LP (Hamilton, VA — pooled investment fund — 2020).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Dec 2020. 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 R.S. Hamilton, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity) and Sean Welsh (1 shared filing).

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 3 SEC releases, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 7 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, 3:06 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

Robin Breitner, John Dibella, Raymond Hernandez, Richard Molinsky, Richard Smith, and Richard Gaydos Administrative proceeding

SEC · May 5, 2003 · Parties as named in the release: Robin Breitner, John Dibella, Raymond Hernandez, Richard Molinsky, Richard Smith, and Richard Gaydos Read the release ↗

same full name in the release title; 35 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named

Richard J. Smith Litigation release

SEC · Mar 19, 1999 · Parties as named in the release: Richard J. Smith Read the release ↗

same full name in the release title; 35 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named

Richard J. Smith Litigation release

SEC · Oct 12, 1995 · Parties as named in the release: Richard J. Smith Read the release ↗

same full name in the release title; 35 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

4 cases: 2 open, 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Richard G. Smith open

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 25-71114 · Filed Nov 24, 2025

Role of Richard G. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 3829 federal dockets); 35 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)

Richard A Smith closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 20-11588 · Filed Jul 7, 2020 · Closed May 1, 2024

Role of Richard A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-05-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 3829 federal dockets); 35 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)

Richard L. Smith and Wretha D. Smith open

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 18-61520 · Filed Jul 31, 2018

Role of Richard L. Smith and Wretha D. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 3829 federal dockets); 35 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)

Richard Smith, Sr. and Marion Lee Smith closed

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 16-70456 · Filed Feb 16, 2016 · Closed May 31, 2016

Role of Richard Smith, Sr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-05-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗

same full name (a name found in 3829 federal dockets); 35 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (VA)

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, 3:06 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

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 commissions	Finder's fees	To insiders	Paid to sell it	Source
Dec 23, 2020 D R.S. Hamilton Investment Fund, LP File 021-384240	$0 (est.)	$0 (est.)	$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).

Deals 1

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

Pooled Investment Fund

R.S. Hamilton Investment Fund, LP

Hamilton, VA · Dec 23, 2020

Dec 23, 2020 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer (Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Manager) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Richard is listed as executive officer.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Richard Smith — CA, 7 issuers, Mar 24, 2009 → May 2, 2022 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — NJ, DE, FL, OR, NY, 6 issuers, Oct 7, 2015 → Jan 23, 2017 · no shared issuer
Richard A. Smith, Jr. — CA, 4 issuers, Feb 24, 2010 → Jan 7, 2026 · no shared issuer
Richard Kevin Smith — TX, 3 issuers, May 20, 2009 → Aug 21, 2009 · no shared issuer
Richard J Smith — OH, 3 issuers, Jan 5, 2011 → Nov 17, 2017 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — CO, United States (as filed: X1), 3 issuers, Oct 7, 2010 → Dec 17, 2025 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — OH, 3 issuers, Dec 19, 2023 → Dec 22, 2023 · no shared issuer
Richard Gibson Smith — CO, 2 issuers, Oct 18, 2010 → Jan 8, 2016 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — Alberta, Canada (as filed: A0), 1 issuer, Mar 31, 2009 → Mar 26, 2010 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — NC, 1 issuer, Jun 5, 2017 → Jun 18, 2018 · no shared issuer
Richard H. Smith — MD, Virgin Islands, U.S. (as filed: VI), VA, 1 issuer, Nov 8, 2012 → May 20, 2013 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — PA, 1 issuer, Jun 8, 2010 → Jun 8, 2010 · no shared issuer
Richard H. Smith — AR, 1 issuer, May 14, 2010 → Dec 13, 2019 · no shared issuer
Richard Wayne Smith — KY, 1 issuer, Apr 19, 2010 → Apr 4, 2011 · no shared issuer
Richard K. Smith, Jr. — MO, 1 issuer, Jan 18, 2011 → Sep 20, 2013 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — Georgia (as filed: 2Q), 1 issuer, Jun 3, 2011 → Jun 3, 2011 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — MA, 1 issuer, Dec 18, 2017 → Oct 5, 2020 · no shared issuer
Richard T. Smith — GA, 1 issuer, Nov 6, 2019 → Aug 6, 2025 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — MI, 1 issuer, May 31, 2017 → May 31, 2017 · no shared issuer
Richard Smith — UT, 1 issuer, Aug 26, 2021 → Jan 11, 2024 · no shared issuer

People around Richard 2

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

Management entity

R.S. Hamilton, LLC

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

Person

Sean Welsh

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The short version

What the community is saying

Key records

1. Lawsuits

2. Regulatory actions

3. Bankruptcies

4. Differences between public sources

5. Money to insiders

Deals 1

R.S. Hamilton Investment Fund, LP

People around Richard 2

R.S. Hamilton, LLC

Sean Welsh

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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