Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Dolan James P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dolan Media CO [NYSE: DM] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY, 706 SECOND AVENUE S., SUITE 1200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/12/2008
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/01/2007   A   408 (1) A $ 14.5 13,154 (2) I By spouse
Common Stock 05/12/2008   A   134 (3) A $ 16.52 13,288 I By spouse
Common Stock               1,488,576 (4) D  
Common Stock               4,761 I (5) By Chicosa Partners, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.5 (6) 08/01/2007   A   1,228     (7) 08/01/2014 Common Stock 1,228 $ 0 1,228 I By spouse
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.52 05/12/2008   A   429     (8) 05/12/2015 Common Stock 429 $ 0 429 I By spouse
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.52 05/12/2008   A   85,954     (8) 05/12/2015 Common Stock 85,954 $ 0 85,954 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Dolan James P
C/O DOLAN MEDIA COMPANY
706 SECOND AVENUE S., SUITE 1200
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402		   X     Chairman, CEO and President  

Signatures

 /s/ James P. Dolan   05/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These are restricted shares issued to Mr. Dolan's spouse in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering under the Issuer's 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan. The shares vest in four equal annual installments on August 1, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(2) Includes 1,907 shares of common stock that Mr. Dolan's spouse received as a pro-rata distribution from Chicosa Partners, LLC in March 2008.
(3) These are restricted shares issued to Mr. Dolan's spouse under the Issuer's 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan. The shares vest in four equal annual installments on May 12, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
(4) Includes 170,781 shares of common stock that Mr. Dolan received as a pro-rata distribution from Chicosa Partners, LLC in March 2008.
(5) Mr. Dolan is the managing member of the limited liability company that owns the reported securities. Mr. Dolan disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities because he has no pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of these reported shares for purpose of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
(6) Equal to the initial public offering price per share of the Issuer's common stock.
(7) The option vests in four equal annual installments on August 1, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
(8) This option vest in four equal annual installments on May 12, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

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