SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.8

SECOND AMENDMENT TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, by and between Dolan Media Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); and Mark W.C. Stodder (“Executive”), is entered into on this 1st day of August 2009 (the “Effective Date”).

PRELIMINARY RECITALS

A.  Employment Agreement . The Company and Executive have entered into a written Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”), dated as of April 1, 2007 (the “Original Effective Date”), which remains in effect. Since then, Executive has continued to serve as Executive Vice President/Business Information Division of the Company, pursuant to the Employment Agreement. Any capitalized terms used in this Amendment, and not defined herein, shall have the meanings specified in the Employment Agreement.

B.  Purpose of Amendment . The Company and the Executive desire to amend certain provisions of the Employment Agreement as described below.

AMENDMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and other good and valuable cons