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Michael Estes

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NC · Apr 20, 2009 → Mar 8, 2013

1deal (issuers)
$16.2Mreported sold
10investors
8Form D filings
2009–2013years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:18 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Estes is listed as a director on 8 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Apr 2009 and Mar 2013: nContact Surgical Inc (Morrisville, NC — biotechnology — 2009–2013; $16.2M reported sold to 10 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 Dennis Dougherty (8 shared filings), James G. Whayne (8 shared filings), John P. Funkhouser (8 shared filings), Nathalie Greene (8 shared filings), Sidney D. Fleischman (8 shared filings) and 6 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Michael. 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) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 8 public filings for Michael Estes and found 11 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; 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 Michael Estes has not run yet — it is joining a line of 11,335 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, 2:18 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 Michael Estes..

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

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

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, 2:18 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

11 differences found between the filings for Michael Estes — 1 worth asking about (compared 8 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Apr 20, 2009 – Feb 12, 2010

Amount sold went down between filings — nContact Surgical Inc

The Apr 20, 2009 filing says $4,785,000 sold; the Feb 12, 2010 Form D says $2,000,000 sold — $2,785,000 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Note · Dec 21, 2011 – Jan 23, 2012

Form D filed 33 days after the first sale — nContact Surgical Inc

The filing says the first sale was Dec 21, 2011. The Form D was filed Jan 23, 2012 — 33 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 18 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.

Sources
Note · Jun 7, 2010 – Aug 19, 2010

Offering amount changed between filings — nContact Surgical Inc

The Jun 7, 2010 filing says $3,000,000 offered; the Aug 19, 2010 Form D/A says $4,000,000.

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.

Sources
Note · Feb 12, 2010 – Jun 7, 2010

Offering amount changed between filings — nContact Surgical Inc

The Feb 12, 2010 filing says $2,000,000 offered; the Jun 7, 2010 Form D/A says $3,000,000.

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.

Sources
Note · Apr 20, 2009 – Feb 12, 2010

Offering amount lowered between filings — nContact Surgical Inc

The Apr 20, 2009 filing says $15,000,000 offered; the Feb 12, 2010 Form D says $2,000,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Sources
Note · Mar 1, 2013 – Mar 8, 2013

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — nContact Surgical Inc (latest filing Mar 8, 2013)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 8, 2013 (first sale Mar 1, 2013). It reports $6,735,826 sold of $13,000,000 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
Note · Oct 20, 2010 – Nov 12, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — nContact Surgical Inc (latest filing Nov 12, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Nov 12, 2010 (first sale Oct 20, 2010). It reports $16,154,083 sold of $23,154,081 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
Note · Apr 20, 2009 – Jan 23, 2012

Michael Estes is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Michael Estes" on 7 filings (from Apr 20, 2009), and "Michael D Estes" on the Jan 23, 2012 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
Note · Nov 6, 2025

Same name, different state: "Michael Estes" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Michael Estes" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Trend Flip Fund LLC (Nov 6, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 20, 2009 to Mar 8, 2013; the other has one filing dated Nov 6, 2025.

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.

Sources
Note · Nov 1, 2022

Same name, different state: "Michael Estes" (ME) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Michael Estes" with address state ME, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Biofine Developments Northeast, Inc. (Nov 1, 2022). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Apr 20, 2009 to Mar 8, 2013; the other has one filing dated Nov 1, 2022.

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.

Sources
Note · Oct 26, 2010

Same name, different state: "Michael Sumner Estes" (UT) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NC. A separate record, "Michael Sumner Estes" with address state UT, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by WORLD HEART CORP (Oct 26, 2010). Both records have filings in the same period (Oct 26, 2010).

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.

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 4 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
Mar 8, 2013 D
nContact Surgical Inc
File 021-192974
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 23, 2012 D
nContact Surgical Inc
File 021-172270
$0$0$0
Other than the payment of salaries and other compensation and benefits in the ordinary course of business no officer, director or promoter will receive any payments from the proceeds of this offering.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 12, 2010 D/A
nContact Surgical Inc
File 021-149563
$0$0$0
Other than the payment of salaries and other compensation and benefits no officer, director, or promoter will receive any payments from the proceeds of this offering.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 19, 2010 D/A
nContact Surgical Inc
File 021-95099
$0$0$0
Other than the payment of salaries and other compensation and benefits no officer, director or promoter will receive any payments from the proceeds of this offering.
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 Michael Estes on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Biotechnology

nContact Surgical Inc

Morrisville, NC · Apr 20, 2009 → Mar 8, 2013 · 8 filings
  • Mar 8, 2013 · D · $6,735,826 sold of $13,000,000 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 23, 2012 · D · $433,761 sold of $433,761 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 12, 2010 · D/A · $16,154,083 sold of $23,154,081 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 26, 2010 · D · $13,154,081 sold of $23,154,081 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 19, 2010 · D/A · $4,000,000 sold of $4,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 7, 2010 · D/A · $3,000,000 sold of $3,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 12, 2010 · D · $2,000,000 sold of $2,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 20, 2009 · D · $4,785,000 sold of $15,000,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $16.2M from 10 investors (100% of the $13M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 8 filings for this deal.

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 (3)

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

  • Michael Estes — TX, 1 issuer, Nov 6, 2025 → Nov 6, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Sumner Estes — UT, 1 issuer, Oct 26, 2010 → Oct 26, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Estes — ME, 1 issuer, Nov 1, 2022 → Nov 1, 2022 · no shared issuer

People around Michael 11

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

SF
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Person

Sidney D. Fleischman

Executive Officer · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

JW
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Person

James G. Whayne

Executive Officer · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

JF
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Person

John P. Funkhouser

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

NG
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Person

Nathalie Greene

Executive Officer · 8 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

WE
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Person

William Earthman

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

DD
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Person

Dennis Dougherty

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Dennis Dougherty is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BB
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Person

Bruce J. Brumfield

Director · 7 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

JU
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Person

John Uhrin

Director · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

RY
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Person

Robert Young

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. Their page shows their other deals.

WB
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Person

William W. Brooke

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 10 other issuers

William W. Brooke is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JB
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Person

Jay Brumfield

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

Listed on the same filings as Michael Estes. 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 Michael Estes 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 Michael Estes is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in nContact Surgical Inc's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #333,290 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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