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Michael Forbis

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MI · Mar 30, 2015 → Mar 30, 2015

1deal (issuers)
$1.84Mreported sold
19investors
1Form D filing
2015year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:32 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Forbis is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Mar 2015: Arborlight Inc. (Plymouth, MI — manufacturing — 2015; $1.84M reported sold to 19 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Mar 2015. 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 A. Robert Ellis (1 shared filing), Darren Frankel (1 shared filing) and Jonathan Mapel (1 shared filing).

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 (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 10 court cases matching the name, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 18 records came back, including 2 court cases 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 1 public filing for Michael Forbis 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 Michael Forbis has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,255 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 340 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

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

Forbis v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 3:23-cv-18829 · Filed Mar 17, 2023 · Closed Mar 17, 2023
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-03-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Exeter Finance LLC closed
District Court, N.D. Texas · No. 3:20-cv-02007 · Filed Jul 30, 2020 · Closed Jan 24, 2022
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2022-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Northern District Resolution Services, LLC dismissed
District Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 4:15-cv-00735 · Filed Sep 24, 2015 · Closed Feb 22, 2016 · Nature of suit: 480 Consumer credit
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2016-02-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Quest Investigative Resource Services, LLC judgment
District Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 2:15-cv-02052 · Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Closed Oct 2, 2015 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-10-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:14-cv-21617 · Filed May 5, 2014 · Closed May 5, 2014
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-05-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Forbis v. West Virginia-American Water Company closed
District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 2:14-cv-14888 · Filed Apr 16, 2014 · Closed Dec 17, 2015 · Nature of suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawl · Cause: Transmission of Bankruptcy Reference
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-12-17 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Forbis v. West Virginia-American Water Company open
District Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 2:14-mc-00081 · Filed Mar 25, 2014
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Broadspire Service, Inc. judgment
District Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 2:07-cv-02002 · Filed Jan 5, 2007 · Closed May 20, 2008 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2008-05-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for unknown Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Regency Intl PLC dismissed
District Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 3:96-cv-07390 · Filed Jun 20, 1996 · Closed Sep 10, 1996 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1996-09-10 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Forbis v. Ignite Restaurant Group d/b/a Joe's Crabshack open
District Court, W.D. Louisiana · No. 1:16-cv-00548 · Filed —
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (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, 2:32 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: NV (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 Forbis..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

FORBIS v. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:14-ap-00227 · Filed Mar 13, 2014 · Closed Jul 25, 2014
Role of FORBIS: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2014-07-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
Forbis v. West Virginia-American Water Company closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 2:14-ap-02054 · Filed Feb 24, 2014 · Closed Jun 8, 2017
Role of Forbis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2017-06-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Michael Forbis Clapp closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:13-bk-15964 · Filed Sep 12, 2013 · Closed Dec 17, 2013
Role of Michael Forbis Clapp: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); first name matches; court in CA (not a filing state)
Michael D. Forbis and Janice M. Forbis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · No. 10-61327 · Filed Oct 26, 2010 · Closed Feb 1, 2011
Role of Michael D. Forbis and Janice M. Forbis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-02-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); first name matches; court in TX (not a filing state)
Falcon Creditor Trust v. Forbis Constructors Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 06-04396 · Filed Dec 15, 2006 · Closed Nov 30, 2007
Role of Forbis Constructors Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2007-11-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in MO (not a filing state)
MCCULLOCH CORPORATION v. FORBIS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 4:99-ap-00214 · Filed Nov 30, 1999 · Closed Jun 9, 2000
Role of FORBIS: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2000-06-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in AR (not a filing state)
Michael J. Forbis and Melony D. Forbis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 99-40800 · Filed Mar 9, 1999 · Closed Jul 27, 1999
Role of Michael J. Forbis and Melony D. Forbis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); first name matches; court in TX (not a filing state)
Western Financial Savings Bank v. Forbis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 94-90685 · Filed Sep 26, 1994 · Closed Aug 30, 1996
Role of Forbis: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-08-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 58 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (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, 2:32 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 Michael Forbis (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 16, 2015 – Mar 30, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Arborlight Inc. (latest filing Mar 30, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 30, 2015 (first sale Mar 16, 2015). It reports $1,835,140 sold of $2,639,250 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

None reported on 1 offering — 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 30, 2015 D
Arborlight Inc.
File 021-236878
$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 Michael Forbis on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

Arborlight Inc.

Plymouth, MI · Mar 30, 2015
  • Mar 30, 2015 · D · $1,835,140 sold of $2,639,250 · 19 investors · min. $15,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.84M from 19 investors (70% of the $2.64M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer, director, promoter.

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 Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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.

People around Michael 3

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

AE
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Person

A. Robert Ellis

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DF
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Person

Darren Frankel

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

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

JM
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Person

Jonathan Mapel

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

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

The team behind the 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 Forbis 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 Forbis is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Arborlight Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #263,988 of 374,652 in line (542 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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