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John Michel

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 8, 2010 → Dec 19, 2013

1deal (issuers)
$5.8Mreported sold
38investors
4Form D filings
2010–2013years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:21 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Michel is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2010 and Dec 2013: First Foundation Inc. (Irvine, CA — other banking and financial services — 2010–2013; $5.8M reported sold to 38 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Douglas K. Freeman (4 shared filings), Henri Tchen (4 shared filings), James Brakke (4 shared filings), John Hakopian (4 shared filings), Mitchell M. Rosenberg (4 shared filings) and 10 others.

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.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group First (2 issuers, $15.7M reported sold, 2010–2013).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. First has 2 companies on file and $15.7M 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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 court case matching the name, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 14 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 4 public filings for John Michel and found 6 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: 8 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members; Form D filed 78 days after the first sale; 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 John Michel has not run yet — it is joining a line of 42,898 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

1 case: 1 dismissed

MICHEL, JOHN v. VETERANS ADMINSTRATION dismissed
District Court, W.D. Missouri · No. · Filed Aug 3, 1987 · Closed Dec 21, 1987 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of MICHEL, JOHN: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1987-12-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
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, 2:21 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: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

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 John Michel..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

13 cases: 1 open, 12 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

JOHN E MICHEL open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:22-bk-07758 · Filed Nov 18, 2022
Role of JOHN E MICHEL: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
JOHN E MICHEL closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:22-bk-05316 · Filed Aug 11, 2022 · Closed Jan 24, 2023
Role of JOHN E MICHEL: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
John C. Michel and Erika E. Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 16-32737 · Filed Nov 29, 2016 · Closed Apr 9, 2017
Role of John C. Michel and Erika E. Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-04-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
John D Michel and Donna E Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 12-32776 · Filed Sep 17, 2012 · Closed Apr 7, 2016
Role of John D Michel and Donna E Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-04-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John M Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:12-bk-30943 · Filed Jun 15, 2012 · Closed Apr 30, 2013
Role of John M Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-04-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
John R Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 11-00326 · Filed Jan 24, 2011 · Closed Apr 27, 2011
Role of John R Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AL (not a filing state)
John M. Michel and Denise M. Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · No. 09-02277 · Filed Aug 10, 2009 · Closed May 18, 2010
Role of John M. Michel and Denise M. Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)
John C Michel and Ellen R Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 02-17258 · Filed Jul 22, 2002 · Closed Oct 9, 2007
Role of John C Michel and Ellen R Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-10-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 01-16260 · Filed Aug 2, 2001 · Closed Nov 22, 2004
Role of John Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-11-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in LA (not a filing state)
John Michel and Tammy Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 2:00-bk-71016 · Filed Sep 18, 2000 · Closed Jan 4, 2001
Role of John Michel and Tammy Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
John Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · No. 98-11074 · Filed Mar 27, 1998 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Role of John Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
John Michel closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 98-30220 · Filed Jan 20, 1998 · Closed Jun 10, 1998
Role of John Michel: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CT (not a filing state)
JOHN A MICHEL closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 98-00055 · Filed Jan 6, 1998 · Closed Apr 28, 1998
Role of JOHN A MICHEL: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-04-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 29 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WA (not a filing state)
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, 2:21 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 John Michel — 2 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 26, 1995 – Jun 30, 2017

8 bankruptcy cases name the subject or team members

Bankruptcy case: John M Michel — filed Jun 15, 2012 · Bankruptcy case: Hakopian v. Trinity Financial Services LLC — filed Sep 4, 2015 · Bankruptcy case: CTC Cable Corp., a Nevada corporation v. Brakke Schafnitz Insurance Brokers, Inc. — filed Jun 8, 2012 · Bankruptcy case: John Hakopian and Clara Hakopian — filed Mar 12, 2004 · Bankruptcy case: Ge Capital Financial Inc v. Hakopian — filed Mar 24, 2003 · and 3 more

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗John Hakopian — PartnerFacts page ↗Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Aug 13, 2012 – Oct 30, 2012

Form D filed 78 days after the first sale — First Foundation Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Aug 13, 2012. The Form D was filed Oct 30, 2012 — 78 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 63 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Oct 30, 2012 ↗First Foundation Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 26, 2010 – Jun 29, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — First Foundation Inc. (latest filing Jun 29, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 29, 2010 (first sale Jan 26, 2010). It reports $5,802,045 sold of $10,000,005 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 · Jun 29, 2010 ↗First Foundation Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 8, 2010 – Jun 29, 2010

Minimum investment changed between filings — First Foundation Inc.

The Feb 8, 2010 filing lists a minimum of $25,005; the Jun 29, 2010 Form D/A lists $25,500.

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

Form D (earlier) · Feb 8, 2010 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jun 29, 2010 ↗First Foundation Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 10, 2019 – Jul 8, 2020

Same name, different state: "John Michel" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Michel" with address state IL, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Minute Man Arkansas, LLC (Jul 8, 2020). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 8, 2010 to Dec 19, 2013; the other runs Jul 10, 2019 to Jul 8, 2020.

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.

John Michel (IL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Jul 8, 2020 ↗Minute Man Arkansas, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗John Michel (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 24, 2011

Same name, different state: "John Michel" (OH) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "John Michel" with address state OH, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Sol Ventus Partners, LLC (Feb 24, 2011). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 24, 2011).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

John Michel (OH) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 24, 2011 ↗Sol Ventus Partners, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗John Michel (CA) — this 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 3 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
Dec 19, 2013 D
First Foundation Inc.
File 021-208287
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 30, 2012 D
First Foundation Inc.
File 021-186247
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 29, 2010 D/A
First Foundation Inc.
File 021-109233
$0$0$0None 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 John Michel on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

FF
Other Banking and Financial Services · group: First

First Foundation Inc.

Irvine, CA · Feb 8, 2010 → Dec 19, 2013 · 4 filings
  • Dec 19, 2013 · D · $5,741,766 sold of $5,741,766 · 32 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 30, 2012 · D · $5,016,555 sold of $5,016,555 · 6 investors · min. $15,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 29, 2010 · D/A · $5,802,045 sold of $10,000,005 · 38 investors · min. $25,500 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 8, 2010 · D · $1,500,000 sold of $10,000,005 · 2 investors · min. $25,005 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $5.8M from 38 investors (100% of the $5.74M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 4 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: Other Banking and Financial Services / 506(b) (1,630 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 (2)

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

  • John Michel — OH, 1 issuer, Feb 24, 2011 → Feb 24, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • John Michel — IL, 1 issuer, Jul 10, 2019 → Jul 8, 2020 · no shared issuer

People around John 15

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

UK
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Ulrich E. Keller, Jr.

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

WF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Warren D. Fix

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

James Brakke

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

HT
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Henri Tchen

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

SK
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Scott F. Kavanaugh

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

VC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Victoria Collins

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MR
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Mitchell M. Rosenberg

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

DF
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Douglas K. Freeman

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JH
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

John Hakopian

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

CS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Coby Sonenshine

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JS
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Jacob Sonenshine

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

DR
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

David Rahn

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

GL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Gerald L. Larsen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MB
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Max Briggs

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Michael Criste

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

F
Sponsor group

First

2 issuers · 6 filings · $15.7M reported sold · 2010–2013

One team, 2 deal companies. John Michel 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 John Michel.

Same business address

10 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

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 John Michel 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 John Michel is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in First Foundation Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #322,901 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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