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MICHAEL MARGOLIS

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CO · Aug 13, 2009 → Dec 24, 2014

2deals (issuers)
$20.1Mreported sold
30investors
3Form D filings
2009–2014years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 3:02 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

MICHAEL MARGOLIS is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Aug 2009 and Dec 2014: Cocona, Inc. (Boulder, CO — other technology — 2009–2010; $11.4M reported sold to 5 investors) and BackJoy Orthotics, LLC (Boulder, CO — industry reported as "Other" — 2014; $8.67M reported sold to 25 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 5 years. Across those companies the filings report $20.1M sold in total.

Listed alongside BRAD POORMAN (2 shared filings), CHRISTOPHER FOUNTAS (2 shared filings), DAVID BURNS (2 shared filings), JAMES GOLDINGER (2 shared filings), PETER GILSON (2 shared filings) and 8 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.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Pdc (3 issuers, $7.91M reported sold, 2010–2016).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Pdc has 3 companies on file and $7.91M 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, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 7 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 3 public filings for MICHAEL MARGOLIS and found 4 differences: Form D filed 37 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 MARGOLIS has not run yet — it is joining a line of 22,457 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 633 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

2 cases: 2 dismissed

Michael Margolis v. Allied Interstate LLC dismissed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:18-cv-24109 · Filed Oct 5, 2018 · Closed Nov 5, 2018 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Michael Margolis: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2018-11-05 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Hong Kong v. Michael Margolis dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:96-cv-05729 · Filed Aug 20, 1996 · Closed Oct 31, 1996 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of Michael Margolis: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1996-10-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (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, 3:02 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: VA (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 MARGOLIS..

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 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael Margolis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 15-11226 · Filed Mar 28, 2015 · Closed Aug 5, 2016
Role of Michael Margolis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-08-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Michael S Margolis and Judith M. Margolis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 09-22502 · Filed Sep 30, 2009 · Closed Jan 22, 2010
Role of Michael S Margolis and Judith M. Margolis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-01-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
Carol S. Margolis and Michael D. Margolis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 08-18956 · Filed Jul 9, 2008 · Closed Oct 22, 2008
Role of Michael D. Margolis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-10-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MD (not a filing state)
Michael J. Margolis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 02-50624 · Filed Jul 11, 2002 · Closed Nov 21, 2002
Role of Michael J. Margolis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-11-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Michael J. Margolis closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 96-11443 · Filed Mar 12, 1996 · Closed May 15, 1998
Role of Michael J. Margolis: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-05-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 9 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (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, 3:02 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

4 differences found between the filings for MICHAEL MARGOLIS (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 17, 2014 – Dec 24, 2014

Form D filed 37 days after the first sale — BackJoy Orthotics, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Nov 17, 2014. The Form D was filed Dec 24, 2014 — 37 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 22 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 · Jul 27, 2010 – Jul 30, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Cocona, Inc. (latest filing Jul 30, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jul 30, 2010 (first sale Jul 27, 2010). It reports $1,500,000 sold of $1,534,913 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 · Aug 31, 2007 – Aug 13, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Cocona, Inc. (latest filing Aug 13, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 13, 2009 (first sale Aug 31, 2007). It reports $11,430,499 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Mar 16, 2009 – Mar 17, 2011

Same name, different state: "Michael A. Margolis" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CO. A separate record, "Michael A. Margolis" with address state NY, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by MARIC CAPITAL FUND, LP (Mar 17, 2011). Both records have filings in the same period (Aug 13, 2009 to Mar 17, 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.

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 24, 2014 D
BackJoy Orthotics, LLC
File 021-230822
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 30, 2010 D
Cocona, Inc.
File 021-145744
$0$0$0
Proceeds from the offering will be used for general working capital.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 13, 2009 D/A
Cocona, Inc.
File 021-108768
$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 2

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

Other · group: Pdc

BackJoy Orthotics, LLC

Boulder, CO · Dec 24, 2014
  • Dec 24, 2014 · D · $8,671,127 sold of $8,671,127 · 25 investors · min. $5,000,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $8.67M from 25 investors (100% of the $8.67M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director.

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 / 506(b) (18,678 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.

Manufacturing

Cocona, Inc.

Boulder, CO · Aug 13, 2009 → Jul 30, 2010 · 2 filings
  • Jul 30, 2010 · D · $1,500,000 sold of $1,534,913 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 13, 2009 · D/A · $11,430,499 sold of Indefinite · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $11.4M from 5 investors (100% of the $1.53M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 2 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 (1)

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

People around Michael 13

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

PG
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Person

PETER GILSON

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

CF
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Person

CHRISTOPHER FOUNTAS

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

DB
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Person

DAVID BURNS

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

BP
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Person

BRAD POORMAN

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RC
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Person

RICHARD CARDIN

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

JG
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Person

JAMES GOLDINGER

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

TK
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Person

THOMAS KALLISH

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

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

CV
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Person

Carl Vertuca

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

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

KK
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Person

KENNETH H. KLOPP

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

GH
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Person

GREGORY W. HAGGQUIST

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

WH
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Person

William K. Howenstein

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

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

ER
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Person

Erik Rebich

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

RS
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Person

Ronald Snyder

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Pdc

3 issuers · 7 filings · $7.91M reported sold · 2010–2016

One team, 3 deal companies. Michael Margolis 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 MICHAEL MARGOLIS.

Same business address

2 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

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers 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 MARGOLIS 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Michael Margolis is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Cocona, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #270,744 of 374,652 in line (1,111 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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