Exhibit 99.1

DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY INCREASES
OWNERSHIP IN NATIONAL DEFAULT EXCHANGE

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — (January 5, 2010) — Dolan Media Company (NYSE: DM) said today that it acquired an additional 7.57% membership interest in National Default Exchange, or NDeX, increasing its ownership from 84.67% to 92.24%.

NDeX is a leading provider of mortgage default processing services in the United States and is part of Dolan Media’s Professional Services Division.

Dolan Media acquired the interest from NDeX chairman and chief executive officer, Dave Trott, and four partners of the law firm, Trott & Trott, P.C., an NDeX customer. Dave Trott is also the managing partner of Trott & Trott.

“We are very pleased to expand our ownership stake in NDeX,” said Dolan Media Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James P. Dolan. “This acquisition allows us to capture more of NDeX’s cash flow and continue to build upon the success created by Dave’s leadership and expertise in mortgage default processing.”

Trott said there would be no changes in operations or business relationships. “I am committed for the long term to NDeX and its future, not only as its chairman, but also as a customer and a shareholder of Dolan Media,” Trott said.

Dolan Media Company is a leading provider of professional services and business information to the legal, financial and real estate sectors. Its Professional Services Division provides specialized outsourced services to the legal profession through NDeX and its other subsidiaries, DiscoverReady and Counsel Press. DiscoverReady provides outsourced discovery management and document review services to major companies and their counsel. Counsel Press is the nation’s largest provider of appellate services to the legal community.

The company’s Business Information Division publishes business journals, court and commercial media and other highly focused information products and services, operates web sites and produces events for targeted legal and professional audiences in each of the 21 geographic markets that it serves across the United States.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Investor Contact:
Vicki Duncomb
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Dolan Media Company
vicki.duncomb@dolanmedia.com
612-317-9420