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William A. Bruner

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · OH · Jan 12, 2012 → Jan 12, 2012

1deal (issuers)
$712Kreported sold
2investors
1Form D filing
2012year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:25 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William A. Bruner is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jan 2012: HICKOK INC (Cleveland, OH — manufacturing — 2012; $712K reported sold to 2 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jan 2012. 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 George Hart (1 shared filing), Gregory M. Zoloty (1 shared filing), James T. Martin (1 shared filing), Janet Slade (1 shared filing), Jennifer A. Elliot (1 shared filing) and 4 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 19 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 19 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 William A. Bruner and found 1 difference: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

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 William A. Bruner has not run yet — it is joining a line of 10,676 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:25 AM ET.

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 William A. Bruner..

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

19 cases: 19 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William L. Bruner, Jr. and Amy M. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:17-bk-13795 · Filed Oct 23, 2017 · Closed Sep 17, 2020
Role of William L. Bruner, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (OH); middle initial differs
William H Bruner and Yelena N Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 17-46506 · Filed Sep 25, 2017 · Closed Jan 18, 2018
Role of William H Bruner and Yelena N Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-01-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in MO (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William S. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 17-31749 · Filed May 26, 2017 · Closed Aug 29, 2017
Role of William S. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-08-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in KY (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William R Bruner and Valerie T Walton closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:14-bk-14558 · Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Closed Jan 8, 2016
Role of William R Bruner and Valerie T Walton: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-01-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
Glenda F Bruner and William D Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:14-bk-15562 · Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Closed Jan 6, 2015
Role of William D Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-01-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William L. Bruner and Peg A. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 10-83494 · Filed Nov 12, 2010 · Closed Apr 12, 2011
Role of William L. Bruner and Peg A. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
WILLIAM G BRUNER and CHRISTINE B BRUNER closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 09-13260 · Filed Mar 10, 2009 · Closed Jun 24, 2010
Role of WILLIAM G BRUNER and CHRISTINE B BRUNER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-06-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in NV (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William A Bruner and Porscha D Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:04-bk-07647 · Filed Dec 28, 2004 · Closed Apr 27, 2005
Role of William A Bruner and Porscha D Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in PA (not a filing state)
William G. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 04-21076 · Filed Jul 1, 2004 · Closed Oct 5, 2004
Role of William G. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in ME (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William B. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 04-03002 · Filed May 13, 2004 · Closed Aug 17, 2004
Role of William B. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-08-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in IA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William S Bruner and Cheryl M Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:03-bk-13428 · Filed Nov 14, 2003 · Closed Mar 19, 2004
Role of William S Bruner and Cheryl M Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William H. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · No. 1:02-bk-11659 · Filed Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Apr 21, 2003
Role of William H. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-04-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in RI (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William A Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · No. 98-01609 · Filed Apr 23, 1998 · Closed Dec 23, 1999
Role of William A Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-12-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
William H. Bruner and Rosemary L. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 97-54977 · Filed Sep 9, 1997 · Closed Jan 22, 1998
Role of William H. Bruner and Rosemary L. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William C. Bruner and Sharon A. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 95-90478 · Filed Dec 28, 1995 · Closed Apr 23, 1996
Role of William C. Bruner and Sharon A. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-04-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William W. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 95-31822 · Filed May 18, 1995 · Closed Nov 29, 1995
Role of William W. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
William L. Bruner and Patricia J. Bruner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 91-27773 · Filed Dec 6, 1991 · Closed Aug 10, 1992
Role of William L. Bruner and Patricia J. Bruner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-08-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in WI (not a filing state); middle initial differs
WILLIAM E. BRUNER and PAMELA CLARK KELLEY BRUNER closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 89-01219 · Filed Jun 29, 1989 · Closed Sep 7, 1990
Role of WILLIAM E. BRUNER and PAMELA CLARK KELLEY BRUNER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-09-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
WILLIAM E. BRUNER and PAMELA CLARK BRUNER closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 85-06849 · Filed Oct 28, 1985 · Closed Jan 10, 1990
Role of WILLIAM E. BRUNER and PAMELA CLARK BRUNER: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-01-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state); middle initial differs
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, 2:25 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

1 difference found between the filings for William A. Bruner (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 30, 2011 – Jan 12, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — HICKOK INC (latest filing Jan 12, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 12, 2012 (first sale Dec 30, 2011). It reports $712,471 sold of $1,179,351 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
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

0 of 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $250,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jan 12, 2012 D
HICKOK INC
File 021-171656
$0$0$250,000 (est.)
A portion of the gross proceeds of the offering may be used to pay down amounts outstanding under that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated April 12, 2011, as amended, between the Issuer and Robert L. Bauman.
None 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 1

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

Manufacturing

HICKOK INC

Cleveland, OH · Jan 12, 2012
  • Jan 12, 2012 · D · $712,471 sold of $1,179,351 · 2 investors · min. $208,591 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $712K from 2 investors (60% of the $1.18M target) as of the latest filing. William 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.

People around William 9

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

TH
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Person

T. Harold Hudson

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

JE
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Person

Jennifer A. Elliot

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

GH
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Person

George Hart

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

RB
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Person

Robert L. Bauman

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

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
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Person

Kirin M Smith

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

JS
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Person

Janet Slade

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

GZ
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Person

Gregory M. Zoloty

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

JM
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Person

James T. Martin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

MM
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Person

Michael L. Miller

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as William A. Bruner. Their page shows their other deals.

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 William A. Bruner 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 William A. Bruner is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in HICKOK INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #323,298 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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