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Execution Copy

Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 14, 2006 (the “Agreement
Date”), is by and between American Processing Company, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company
with its principal office located at 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 200, Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025
(the “Company”), and David Trott, an individual having an office located at 30400 Telegraph Road,
Suite 200, Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025 (the “Employee”).

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company is in the business of providing non-legal foreclosure, bankruptcy and
eviction processing and related services (the “Business”);

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ, retain and utilize the professional experience,
ability, services, background and know-how of Employee in connection with its Business; and

     WHEREAS, Employee desires to work for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions set forth herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

     I. Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company
hereby employs Employee, and Employee agrees to be so employed by the Company. The term of this
Agreement shall initially be for a period of two (2) years commencing on the Agreement Date and
continuing through to the second anniversary of the Agreement Date (the “Initial Employment Term”).
At the conclusion of the Initial Employment Term and any Renewal Term (as defined below)
thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically extend and renew for an additional one year period,
unless either party gives the other party written notice at least 60 days prior to the end of the
then-current term of such party’s intention to not renew this Agreement for the following annual
period (each a “Renewal Term” and, collectively with the Initial Term, the “Term”). Each of the
Company and Employee acknowledge and agree that Employee’s employment may be terminated by either
party at any time, with or without Cause, and with or without notice; provided,
however, that in the event that the Company terminates the employment of Employee without
“Cause” as defined below (such date of termination shall hereinafter be referred to as the
“Termination Date”), the Company shall (i) if the Termination Date occurs prior to the second
anniversary of the Agreement Date, continue to pay Employee his Salary for the remainder of the
Initial Employment Term in accordance with the general payroll practices of the Company, from which
shall be deducted applicable taxes and withholding, (ii) commencing on the last day of the calendar
month following the month in which the later of the second anniversary of the Agreement Date or the
Termination Date has occurred and on the last day of each of the following eleven (11) months
thereafter, pay $21,666.67 (i.e., for an aggregate of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars
($260,000)) (the “Severance Pay”), from which shall be deducted applicable taxes and withholding,
and (iii) provide medical insurance to Employee for twelve (12) months following the Termination
Date on the same terms and conditions made available to senior management employees of the Company
as of the Termination Date (the “Medical Insurance”). “Cause” means:

          A. Employee has committed an act of dishonesty against the Company that results or
is intended to result in gain or personal enrichment of the Employee or has, or is intended to
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detrimental effect on the reputation of the Business or the Company;

          B. Employee has committed an act or acts of fraud, moral turpitude against the
Company or a felony;

          C. any breach by the Employee of any material provision of this Agreement that, if
curable, has not been cured by the Employee within ten (10) days of written notice of such breach
from the Company;

          D. any intentional act or gross negligence on the part of the Employee (other than
an act in good faith and with a reasonable belief that such act was in the best interests of the
Company) that has, or is intended to have, a detrimental effect on the reputation of the Business
or the Company; or

          E. Employee’s refusal, after notice thereof, to perform specific directives of the
President of Dolan Media Company (the “DMC President”) that are reasonable and consistent with the
scope and nature of his duties and responsibilities, as set forth herein.

For purposes of clarification, the Employee will not receive the Severance Pay (or, if applicable,
Medical Insurance) if he dies or becomes disabled, which shall mean his inability to fulfill his
duties under this Agreement for 180 consecutive days due to a mental or physical illness, as
determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion.

     II. Duties. Employee’s position with the Company shall be President. As
such, Employee shall perform all services as requested by, and report to, the DMC President.
Subject to the supervision of the DMC President, Employee shall be responsible for the activities
of the Company.

     III. Time and Efforts. Employee shall diligently and conscientiously,
during the time he is employed by the Company, devote sufficient time, attention and ability, but,
in any event, no less than one-half of his full business time, attention and ability, to the
business of the Company and shall faithfully serve the Company. Employee shall fulfill the
responsibilities hereby conferred upon him honestly, diligently, in good faith, with his best
efforts and in the best interests of the Company.

     IV. Salary. The Company shall pay Employee as compensation for his services
at an annual salary level of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($260,000) (the “Salary”) payable
in equal installments not less than monthly, from which shall be deducted the ordinary and usual
sums for taxes and withholding.

     V. Vacation. Employee shall be entitled to three (3) weeks of paid vacation
annually during his employment with the Company to be taken at such times as is mutually agreed to
by the Employee and the DMC President.

     VI. Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse Employee for all
reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by him in carrying out his duties under this Agreement;
provided, however, that the Employee provides the Company with documentation
supporting such incurred expenses.

     VII. Other Benefits. During the Employment Period, Employee (and/or his
family, as the case may be) shall be entitled to participate in (to the extent all eligibility
requirements of general application are met) and receive such benefits under any welfare benefit
plans, practices, policies, programs, and arrangements which the Company may make generally
available from time to time to its employees, including, but not limited to, medical and
hospitalization, group term life insurance, disability insurance, accidental death insurance, and
retirement plans. Additionally, the Employee shall be entitled to receive such other fringe
benefits as Company may make generally available from time to time to its senior management
employees.

     VIII. Life Insurance. In order to protect its investment in the Employee’s
expertise, the Company may maintain for its benefit a life insurance policy (the “Policy”) on the
life of Employee in

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such amount and for such term as determined by the Company, the premiums for which the Company
will be liable. The Employee agrees to take any actions reasonably required to establish and
maintain the Policy in force. The Company agrees to take any actions reasonably requested by the
Employee, at the Employee’s sole expense, to cause any Policy in effect at the end of the Term to
be transferred to the Employee; provided, however, that the Company will not be
liable for any premiums payable or other matters with respect to the Policy after the Term in
conjunction with the transfer of the Policy to the Employee.

     IX. Noncompetition. Commencing as of the Agreement Date, while Employee is
employed by the Company and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Employee hereby covenants
and agrees that he will not, directly or indirectly, for himself, or as agent or employee of, or on
behalf of, or in conjunction with, any person, firm, corporation, entity, or as partner of any
partnership, or through any affiliate, or as a member of any limited liability company, or as a
shareholder, director, partner, officer or agent of any corporation or entity: (i) enter into or
engage in competition with the Company, or enter into or engage in the Business in the States of
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin and any other state in which the Company
may hereafter conduct the Business (the “Territory”); or (ii) own, manage, operate, control, be
employed by, participate in or be connected in any manner with the ownership, operation or control
of any business or venture in the Territory which competes in any manner with the Company, or
otherwise engages in the Business; provided, however, that the foregoing
restrictions shall not prohibit Employee from owning less than a five percent (5%) equity interest
in a publicly held company.

     X. Non Solicitation. Employee hereby covenants and agrees that he will not,
while he is employed by the Company and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, directly or
indirectly, personally or as an employee, associate, partner, member, manager, agent, owner,
investor in the capital stock of any corporation or partnership or other entity, operator or
otherwise, or by means of any corporate or other device, entice away, employ or solicit for
employment any current employee of any member of the Company (each a “Member,” and collectively,
the “Members”) or of the Company or any former employee of any Member of the Company or of the
Company who was employed by such Member or the Company within one (1) year of the date of such
enticement, employment or solicitation.

     XI. Confidentiality. Employee acknowledges that certain of the Company’s
business information is confidential. Therefore, while Employee is employed by the Company and
thereafter, Employee agrees that he will not use, exploit, reveal, divulge or make known to any
person, firm, company, corporation or other entity, any information or materials supplied to him by
the Company or supplied by any Member to him or to the Company. Such information shall include,
but is not limited to, accounting and financial information, including the Members’ and the
Company’s revenues, profits and losses, trade secrets, forms, customer lists, pricing, operating
records, marketing strategies, processes, plans, business practices and strategies, sales
information and commercial and other information or data, whether communicated in writing, orally,
or by observation or other sensory detection (the “Proprietary Information”). The Proprietary
Information of each of the Members and the Company shall also include all letters, memoranda,
notes, reports and other documents containing or referencing the Proprietary Information, and all
copies, reproductions, and extracts thereof, prepared by the Members, the Company, and the
Company’s employees or agents. Employee, however, shall have the right to communicate the
Proprietary Information as is necessary to fulfill his duties under this Agreement. Further, the
obligation with regard to confidentiality and non-use contained in this Section shall not extend to
any Proprietary Information which:

          A. At the time of disclosure is, through no fault of Employee, in the public domain
or thereafter becomes part of the public domain by publication or otherwise through no fault of
Employee;

          B. That Employee can establish was properly in Employee’s possession prior to the
time of the disclosure to Employee;

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          C. Is independently made available to Employee by a third party who has not violated
a confidential relationship with a Member or the Company; or

          D. Is required to be disclosed by law; provided, however, that
Employee uses his best efforts to timely inform the Member or the Company, as the case may be, and
cooperate with the Member or the Company in their attempt by appropriate legal means to limit such
disclosure.

     The exclusions enumerated above shall not apply to any specific information merely because it
is included in more general non-proprietary information, nor to any specific combination of
information merely because individual elements, but not the combination, are included in
non-proprietary information.

     XII. Assignment of Inventions.

          A. The Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company without
additional consideration, all of the Employee’s right, title and interest in and to any and all
inventions, designs, discoveries, works of authorship, creations, ideas, developments, improvements
or software in or to which the Employee may have acquired or may acquire rights in whole or in part
solely as a result of his relationship with the Company, and the Employee hereby agrees to sign
such documents and do such acts as may be reasonably necessary to accomplish such assignment.

          B. The Employee acknowledges that any computer programs, documentation, works of
authorship or other copyrightable works created in whole or in part by the Employee and related to
the Business of the Company during the period the Employee was providing services for or on behalf
of the Company shall be considered “works made for hire” under U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101
and shall become part of the Proprietary Information.

          C. During the one (1) year period following the date the Employee ceases to provide
services to the Company, the Employee shall notify the Company of all patents and copyrights
applied for by the Employee and shall provide the Company with a description of such patents and
copyrights sufficient to enable the Company to determine whether the works over which they are
claimed relate to, or are derived from, the Proprietary Information.

          D. The Employee agrees never to institute any suit, charge, complaint or action, at
law or in equity, anywhere, including, but not limited to, any court of the United States or any
state thereof or any administrative agency of either the United States or any state, county or
municipality thereof or before any other tribunal, public or private, against the Company or any of
its employees based upon a claim that the Company has infringed upon the Employee’s right, title or
interest in or to any inventions, designs, discoveries, works of authorship, creations, ideas,
developments, improvements or software related to the Business or the Company in or to which the
Employee may have acquired or may acquire rights during his relationship with the Company.

     XIII. Reasonableness. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee has
weighed all the facts, conditions and circumstances pertaining to this Agreement and that all of
the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable. Employee agrees not to contest the validity of
any provision of this Agreement and waives any and all rights Employee may have to bring any claim,
action or suit or to raise any defense regarding the validity and reasonableness of this Agreement
or any provision herein.

     XIV. Injunctive Relief. Employee agrees that the remedy of monetary damages
for any breach or threatened breach of the covenants of Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this Agreement
will be inadequate to remedy fully the breach because any breach or attempted breach by Employee
would cause immediate, substantial and irreparable loss of business and profits to the Company or
the Members in an amount which would be impossible to ascertain. Accordingly, in the event of any
breach or threatened breach of any of said covenants by Employee, in addition to any and all other
legal and equitable remedies which may be available, including suit for recovery of actual damages,
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Company, or any successor of the Company, or the Members, shall be entitled to preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond or other security and proving
actual loss of business by reason of such breach and, to the extent permissible under the
applicable law, a temporary restraining order shall be granted immediately on commencement of any
such suit by the Company or the Members. Employee hereby waives any right to notice of any
application by the Company or the Members for such an order.

     XV. Validity. If any section, sentence, clause or other provision of this
Agreement, or the application of such provision, is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be modified in a manner consistent with
the intent of such original provision, so as to make it valid and enforceable, and this Agreement,
and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those with respect to
which it would be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby.

     XVI. Corporate Opportunity. Employee agrees that during the term hereof he
will not take any action which might divert from the Company or any affiliate of the Company any
opportunity which would be within the scope of any of the present or future businesses of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (which future businesses have been approved by the
Company’s manager (the “Manager”)), the loss of which would have, in the reasonable judgment of the
Manager, an adverse effect upon the Company, unless the Manager shall have given prior written
approval.

     XVII. Assignment. Employee acknowledges that the services to be rendered by
him are unique and personal. Accordingly, Employee may not assign any of his rights or delegate
any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided
herein.

     XVIII. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, including without limitation any person,
partnership, company, corporation or other entity which may acquire substantially all of the
Company’s assets or business, or with or into which the Company may be liquidated, consolidated,
merged or otherwise combined, and shall inure to the benefit and be binding upon Employee, his
heirs, distributees and personal representatives.

     XIX. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective upon receipt if hand delivered or sent by
facsimile transmission and confirmed by U.S. mail and shall be effective one business day after
sending by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service. Any notice given in a manner not
contemplated above shall be effective when received by the other party. For the purposes of this
Section, the addresses of the parties shall be as set forth in the preamble of this Agreement. Any
party may change the address to which such communications are to be sent by notice to the other
parties as provided herein.

     XX. Waiver. Failure of either party to insist in any one or more instances
upon performance of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a
waiver of future performance of any such term, covenant or condition, but the obligations of either
party with respect thereto shall continue in full force and effect.

     XXI. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and cannot be amended,
modified or supplemented in any respect except by a subsequent written agreement entered into by
both parties.

     XXII. Governing Law; Forum. This Agreement is a contract made under, and
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Michigan applicable
to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State and without giving effect to
choice of law principles of such State. Each of the parties hereto agrees that any legal or
equitable action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement shall be brought only in any court of
the State of Michigan, or in any court in the United

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States of America sitting in Michigan, and each of the parties hereto hereby submits to and
accepts generally and unconditionally the jurisdiction of those courts with respect to such party’s
person and property, and irrevocably consents to the service of process in connection with any such
action or proceeding by personal delivery to or the mailing thereof by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid to each party at such party’s address set forth above or as changed as
provided in Section 19. Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any party hereto to
serve process in any other manner permitted by law. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any
objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the above described courts.

     XXIII. Headings. The headings are to be used solely for convenience of
reference and are not to be used in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

     XXIV. Survival. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i)
Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 24 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement
shall not relieve any party from any liability for any material breach of any covenant or other
provision contained in this Agreement.

     XXV. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been
signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the others.

     XXVI. Deliveries. This Agreement, and any amendments hereto, to the extent
signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission (including
transmission in portable document format by electronic mail), shall be treated in all manner and
respects and for all purposes as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to
have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in
person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such other agreement or instrument, each
other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other
parties, except that the failure of any party to comply with such a request shall not render this
Agreement invalid or unenforceable. No party hereto or to any such other agreement or instrument
shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission to deliver a signature,
or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile
machine or other electronic transmission, as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a
contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

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Signature Page Follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: DOLAN APC LLC

Its: Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ James P. Dolan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: James P. Dolan

Title: President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DAVID A. TROTT	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	/s/ David A. Trottexv10w12

 

Execution Copy

Exhibit 10.12

AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2006

THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS SUCH MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR
EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH
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AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

OF

AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

     THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2006, is by and among the
Company and the persons set forth as Members on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part
hereof. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified
in Article I hereof.

RECITALS

     A. The Company was formed by the filing of its Articles of Organization pursuant to the Act on
June 15, 2005 for the purpose of conducting the Business.

     B. The Firm and the Company are parties to the Original Operating Agreement, which has
governed the constitution and operation of the Company prior to the date hereof.

     C. As of the date hereof, Dolan purchased eighty-one (81%) of the Membership Interests in the
Company from the Firm pursuant to the terms of that certain Membership Interests Purchase
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Dolan, the Firm and David A. Trott.

     C. The parties hereto now desire to supersede the Original Operating Agreement by entering
into this Agreement which sets forth, among other things, the governance of the Company, the
respective ownership interests of the Members, and the relationship of the parties thereto.

AGREEMENT

     In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

Article I

Defined Terms

     In addition to the capitalized terms defined throughout this Agreement, the following
capitalized terms shall have the meanings specified in this Article I.

     “Acquisition” means (i) the consolidation or merger of a Person into or with the Company in
which the Company is the surviving entity, (ii) the acquisition, in one or more transactions, of a
majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of a Person by the Company, or (iii) the sale or
transfer by a Person of all or a significant portion of its assets or the assets of a division,
business unit, business line or other operations of such Person to the Company.

     “Act” means the Michigan Limited Liability Company Act, and any successor statute, as amended
from time to time.

     “Additional Members” means the persons admitted as additional Members in accordance with
Section 3.4.

     “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if
any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant taxable year or other period,
after giving effect to the following adjustments:

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          (a) credit such Capital Account by any amounts which such Member is obligated to restore
pursuant to this Agreement (including any note obligations) or is deemed to be obligated to restore
pursuant to the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g);
and

          (b) debit such Capital Account by the items described in Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).

     The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the
provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently
therewith.

     “Adjusted EBITDA” means the sum, without duplication, of net income of the Company for a
specified period, as

	 	(A)	 	reduced by the amount of any (i) gains derived from any unusual and infrequent,
nonrecurring event that would be characterized as “extraordinary” under GAAP, (ii)
gains resulting from the sale or other disposition of assets not in the ordinary course
of business, and (iii) gains attributable to adjustments relating to prior periods; all
to the extent the foregoing items are included in the determination of net income; and
	 
	 	(B)	 	increased by the amount of any (i) interest expense, (ii) income or gross
receipts taxes, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) losses derived from any
unusual and infrequent, nonrecurring event that would be characterized as
“extraordinary” under GAAP, (v) net losses resulting from the sale or other disposition
of assets not in the ordinary course of business, and (vi) deductions or losses
attributable to adjustments relating to prior periods; all to the extent the foregoing
items are deducted in the determination of net income.

     “Affiliate” of, or a Person “Affiliated” with, a specified Person means (i) a spouse,
descendant (natural or adopted) or ancestor (natural or adopted) of such Person, or (ii) a Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or
is under common control with, the Person specified; provided, however, that, for
the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms
“controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by
contract or otherwise. Without limiting the foregoing, the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more
of the voting securities of a Person shall be deemed to constitute control.

     “Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, as amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms.

     “Assumed Tax Rate” means forty percent (40%).

     “Articles of Organization” means the Articles of Organization of the Company as filed with the
Department, and as the same may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.

     “Attorney-in-Fact” is defined in Section 5.10(a).

     “Business” means (i) the business of providing foreclosure, bankruptcy and eviction processing
and related services, and (ii) any similar, related or complementary business or activity that the
Company conducts, as may be modified or expanded by the Manager as set forth herein.

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     “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal
holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law or
regulation to close in the City of Detroit, Michigan.

     “Capital Account” means the account maintained by the Company for each Member. If any
Membership Interest in the Company is transferred pursuant to the terms hereof, the transferee
shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent the Capital Account is
attributable to the transferred Membership Interest in the Company. It is intended that the
Capital Accounts of all Membership Interest Holders or interest in the Company shall be maintained
in compliance with the provisions of Regulation Section 1.704-1(b), and all provisions hereof
relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
consistent with that Regulation.

     “Capital Contribution” means the total amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any other
assets contributed to the Company by a Member, net of liabilities assumed or to which the assets
contributed are subject.

     “Capital Expenditures” means, for any period, (i) the sum of all cash expenditures during such
period that would, in accordance with GAAP, be included as additions to property, plant and
equipment on a statement of cash flows for the Company during such period, (a) in respect of the
acquisition, construction, improvement, replacement or betterment of land, buildings, machinery,
equipment or of any other fixed assets or leaseholds, (b) to the extent related to and not included
in (a) above, materials, contracts and labor (excluding expenditures properly chargeable to repairs
or maintenance in accordance with GAAP), and (c) other expenditures recorded as capital
expenditures in accordance with GAAP, plus (ii) cash expenditures for software during such period
that would, in accordance with GAAP, be capitalized on the Company’s balance sheet.

     “Certificates” is defined in Section 7.1.

     “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding
provision of any succeeding law.

     “Common Equivalent Basis” shall mean, as of a specified date, the sum of (i) the number of
Common Units outstanding as of such date, plus (ii) the number of Common Units issuable upon
conversion, exercise or exchange of any Convertible Securities then outstanding or issuable
pursuant to any other agreement or arrangement then in effect as of such date.

     “Common Unit” means a Membership Interest in the Company having the rights and obligations
provided in this Agreement.

     “Company Property” means any and all property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, owned
of record or beneficially by the Company.

     “Company” means the Michigan limited liability company formed pursuant to the Articles of
Organization and this Agreement, as such limited liability company may be constituted from time to
time, and including its successors.

     “Convertible Securities” means any rights, options or warrants to purchase Common Units or
other Membership Interests in the Company, and securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may
become, convertible into or exchangeable for Common Units or other Membership Interests in the
Company.

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     “Declining Investor” is defined in Section 3.4(b)(ii).

     “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Industry Services of the State of Michigan.

     “Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization,
or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to assets for such Fiscal Year, except that
if the Gross Asset Value of the assets differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same
ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or
other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis;
provided, however, that if the adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes of an
asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference
to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager.

     “Distributable Cash” shall mean, for a specified period, Adjusted EBITDA for such period, less
the sum of (i) all payments of principal, interest and other amounts then due and payable on any
indebtedness of the Company (other than the Senior Indebtedness); (ii) all Capital Expenditures for
such period; and (iii) reasonable working capital reserves and other reserves as determined by the
Manager (but not in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for such reserves).

     “Disputes” is defined in Section 10.5(a).

     “Dolan” means Dolan APC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

     “Dolan Media” means Dolan Media Company, a Delaware corporation.

     “Dolan Media Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Dolan Media.

     “Dolan Media IPO” means a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act, covering the offer and sale of shares of
Dolan Media Common Stock for the account of the Company to the public.

     “Dolan Media Sale Transaction” means (i) a sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of
Dolan Media’s and its subsidiaries’ assets (on a consolidated basis) to any Person, (ii) a sale or
conveyance of all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of Dolan Media, or (iii) a merger or
consolidation of Dolan Media with any Person, pursuant to which the stockholders (and their
Affiliates) of Dolan Media immediately prior to such sale, conveyance, merger or consolidation
shall own, immediately after giving effect thereto, a number of shares of capital stock of the
surviving entity (or its parent) or the purchasing entity (or its parent), as the case may be,
entitled to less than a majority of the voting rights with respect to matters generally presented
to stockholders of such entity for approval.

     “Dolan Sale Amount” is defined in Section 7.6(a).

     “Economic Interest” means a Member’s or Economic Owner’s share of the Company’s Profits and
Losses and distributions pursuant to this Agreement and the Act, but shall not include any right to
participate in the management and affairs of the Company, the right to vote or otherwise
participate in any decisions of the Members, or any right to receive information concerning the
Business and the Company.

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     “Economic Owner” means any owner of an Economic Interest who is not a Member. No owner of an
Economic Interest which is not a Member shall be deemed a “member” (as the term is used in the Act)
of the Company.

     “Eligible Investor” is defined in Section 3.4(b).

     “Equity Interests” means capital stock, equity interests or profit participations or other
similar interests, however designated, of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust or other entity, whether or not any of such interests are voting, and including, but
not limited to, common stock, member interests, warrants, preferred stock, convertible debentures,
and all agreements, instruments and documents convertible, in whole or in part, into any one or
more or all of the foregoing.

     “Excluded Securities” shall mean (i) the issuance of Equity Interests or Convertible
Securities in the Company (A) to employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Company
pursuant to any equity incentive plans adopted by the Manager, (B) in connection with an
Acquisition, (C) pursuant to a public offering or (D) pursuant to a waiver of preemptive rights by
a Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members; or (ii) the issuance of Common Units upon conversion of
any Convertible Securities or other class or series of Membership Interests.

     “Firm” means Trott & Trott, P.C., a Michigan professional service corporation.

     “Fiscal Year” means the calendar year or such other period selected by the Manager. The
Company’s tax year shall be the same as its Fiscal Year.

     “Formula Value Per Common Unit” means, as of a specified date, an amount equal to (i) (a) the
Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for the most recently completed twelve (12) calendar months prior to such
date, multiplied by (b) 6.25; divided by (ii) the number of Common Units of the Company outstanding
as of such date (determined on a Common Equivalent Basis).

     “GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in
such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the
accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of any date of determination.

     “Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for federal
income tax purposes, except as follows:

          1. The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company
shall be the fair market value of such asset, as determined by the Manager;

          2. The Gross Asset Values of all Company Property shall be adjusted to equal the
respective fair market values of such property, as determined by the Manager, as of the following
times: (i) the acquisition of an additional Economic Interest by any new or existing Member in
exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a
Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company Property as consideration for an Economic
Interest; and (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of
the Regulations; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i) and
(ii) above shall be made only if the Manager reasonably determines that such adjustments are
necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;

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          3. The Gross Asset Value of any Company Property distributed to any Member shall be
adjusted to equal the fair market value of such property on the date of distribution as determined
by the Manager; and

          4. The Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to
reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Section 734(b) or Section
743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in
determining Capital Accounts pursuant to § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) of the Regulations;
provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this
subsection (d) to the extent the Manager determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b)
hereof is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in
an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d).

     If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to paragraph
(a), (b), or (d) hereof, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation
taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits and Losses.

     “Indemnified Loss” is defined in Section 5.6.

     “Involuntary Withdrawal” means, with respect to a Member, the occurrence of any of the
following events:

     (1) the Member (i) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(ii) files a voluntary petition of bankruptcy; is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or has
entered against it an order for relief in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (iii)
seeks, consents to, or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee for, receiver for, or the
liquidation of the Member or of all or any substantial part of the Member’s properties; or
(iv) files an answer or other pleading admitting, or failing to contest, the material
allegations of a petition filed against the Member in any proceeding described in
subsections (i) through (iii) hereof;

     (2) if the Member is a partnership or limited liability company, the
dissolution and commencement of winding up of the Member;

     (3) if the Member is a corporation, the dissolution of the corporation or the
revocation of its charter; or

     (4) if the Member is an individual, his or her death or legal incompetency.

     “Liquidation Amount” means, with respect to a Member, the amount distributable to such Member
pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(iv).

     “Majority-in-Interest of the Members” means the Member or Members holding in the aggregate a
majority of the Participating Percentages held by the Members.

     “Manager” is defined in Section 5.1(a).

     “Member” means any Person whose name is set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto or who
has become a Member pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

     “Membership Interest Holder” means any Person who holds a Membership Interest, whether as a
Member or as an Economic Owner.

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     “Membership Interest” means an ownership interest in the Company having the rights and
obligations provided in this Agreement.

     “Negative Capital Account” means a Capital Account with a balance of less than zero.

     “Notice” is defined in Section 10.2.

     “Original Operating Agreement” means that certain limited liability company agreement, dated
as of June 15, 2005, by and between the Firm and the Company.

     “Participating Investor” is defined in Section 3.4(b)(ii).

     “Participating Notice” is defined in Section 3.4(b)(ii).

     “Participating Percentage” means, as to each Membership Interest Holder at any given time, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of Common Units
held by such Membership Interest Holder, and the denominator of which is the total number of Common
Units outstanding hereunder (all as determined on a Common Equivalent Basis).

     “Permitted Transferee” means, (i) with respect to a Member who is an individual, the spouse,
the lineal descendants or ancestors of such Member or any trust created primarily for the benefit
of such Member or his or her spouse, lineal descendants and/or ancestors, (ii) with respect to a
Member that is a trust, the beneficiaries of such trust, and (iii) with respect to a Member that is
an entity, the equity owners of such Member.

     “Person” means and includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited
liability company, trust, estate, custodian, nominee or any other individual or entity in its own
or any representative capacity.

     “Preemptive Notice” is defined in Section 3.4(b)(i).

     “Proceeding” is defined in Section 5.6.

     “Profits” and “Losses” for each period taken into account under Article IV, an amount
equal to the Company’s taxable income or taxable loss for such period, determined in accordance
with federal income tax principles, with the following adjustments:

     (a) There shall be added to such taxable income or taxable loss an amount equal to any
income received by the Company during such period which is wholly exempt from federal income
tax (e.g., interest income which is exempt from federal income tax under Section 103 of the
Code);

     (b) Any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or
treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i) of the
Regulations, and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be
subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

     (c) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain
or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

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     (d) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company Property with respect to
which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes shall be computed by
reference to the Gross Asset Value of the Company property disposed of, notwithstanding that
the adjusted tax basis of such Company property differs from its Gross Asset Value;

     (e) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken
into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account
Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other period;

     (f) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant
to Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code is required pursuant to §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) of the Regulations to be taken into account in determining Capital
Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s Economic
Interest, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the
adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis
of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes
of computing Profits or Losses; and

     (g) Any items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 4.3(c) and
Section 4.4 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits and Losses.

     “Put Closing” is defined in Section 7.7(b).

     “Put Delivery Date” is defined in Section 7.7(a).

     “Put Note” is defined in Section 7.7(b).

     “Put Notice” is defined in Section 7.7(a).

     “Put Securities” is defined in Section 7.7(b).

     “Regulations” means the income tax regulations, including any temporary regulations, from time
to time promulgated under the Code.

     “Repurchase Price” means an amount equal to the product of (i) the Formula Value Per Common
Unit, multiplied by (ii) the number of Common Units represented by the Put Securities (determined
on a Common Equivalent Basis).

     “Sale of the Company” means a transaction or series of related transactions involving a
Transfer of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries, including by means of merger, consolidation or other form of reorganization.

     “Sale of the Company” is defined in Section 7.5.

     “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute
as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

     “Sell” (or any derivative thereof), as to any Common Unit, shall mean to sell, or in any other
way directly or indirectly transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise dispose of such Common Unit,
either voluntarily or involuntarily.

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     “Senior Agent” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as agent
(together with any successor in such capacity) for the Senior Lenders.

     “Senior Credit Agreement” means (i) that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented, increased, extended,
restated, or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Company and certain Affiliates
of the Company parties thereto, as the borrowers thereunder, the Senior Agent and the Senior
Lenders and (ii) any other loan or credit agreement or other financing arrangement entered into in
connection with any refinancing of all or any portion of the indebtedness incurred under any
agreement described in the immediately preceding clause (i) or this clause (ii).

     “Senior Indebtedness” means all obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of the Company
incurred from time to time under a Senior Credit Agreement.

     “Senior Lenders” means those various financial institutions which may become, from time to
time, lenders under a Senior Credit Agreement.

     “Senior Liens” means the liens and security interests granted by the Company in all of its
rights, title and interest in and to its now owned and hereinafter acquired assets to the Senior
Agent and/or Senior Lenders pursuant to a Senior Security Agreement.

     “Senior Security Agreement” means that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof
(as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented, extended, restated, or otherwise modified from
time to time), by and between the Company and the Senior Agent, on behalf of the Senior Lenders,
and any other security agreement entered into in connection with, or otherwise securing, any Senior
Indebtedness.

     “Substituted Member” means any Person admitted to the Company as a substitute or additional
Member pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.3.

     “Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members” means the Member or Members holding in the
aggregate eighty-five (85%) or more of the Participating Percentages held by the Members.

     “Tag-Along Notice” is defined in Section 7.6(b).

     “Tag-Along Amount” is defined in Section 7.6(b).

     “Tax Matters Partner” is defined in Section 9.5.

     “Third Party Purchaser” is defined in Section 7.5.

     “Transaction” is defined in Section 7.6(a).

     “Transfer” means, when used as a noun, any voluntary sale, hypothecation, pledge, assignment,
attachment, or other transfer, and, when used as a verb, means, voluntarily to sell, hypothecate,
pledge, assign, or otherwise transfer.

     “Transfer Notice” is defined in Section 7.6(a).

     “UCC” is defined in Section 7.1.

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XXVII.

Formation and Name; Office; Purpose; Term

     A. Formation of the Company. The Company was formed as a Michigan limited
liability company pursuant to the Act. The Manager shall use all reasonable efforts to assure that
all filing, recording, publishing and other acts necessary or appropriate for compliance with all
requirements for the continuation of the Company as a limited liability company under the Act are
made or taken. Each party hereto represents and warrants that it is duly authorized to join in
this Agreement and that the Person executing this Agreement on its behalf is duly authorized to do
so.

     B. Name of the Company. The name of the Company is “American Processing
Company, LLC”. The Company may do business under that name and under any other name or names that
the Manager selects. If the Company does business under a name other than that set forth in its
Articles of Organization, then the Company shall comply with any requirements of the Act or
applicable law necessary to do business under such name or names.

     C. Purpose. The purpose of the Company is to engage in the Business and, in
connection therewith, in any lawful act or activity which may be conducted by a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the State of Michigan and in all activities necessary or
incidental to the foregoing. The purpose of the Company may be changed only with the written
consent of the Manager.

     D. Term. The term of the Company began with the filing of the Articles of
Organization with the Department and shall continue in perpetuity, unless its existence is
terminated pursuant to Article VIII hereof.

     E. Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office; Other Offices.
The registered office of the Company required by the Act to be maintained in the State of Michigan
shall be the office of the registered agent named in the Articles of Organization or such other
office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Manager may designate from
time to time in the manner provided by law. The registered agent of the Company in the State of
Michigan shall be the registered agent named in the Articles of Organization or such other Person
or Persons as the Manager may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The
principal office of the Company shall be at such place as the Manager may designate from time to
time, which need not be in the State of Michigan, and the Company shall maintain records there. The
Company may have such other offices as the Manager may designate from time to time.

     F. Members. The name, Capital Contribution, Common Units and Participating
Percentage of each Member are set forth on Exhibit A, as such Exhibit shall be amended from
time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any reference in this Agreement to
Exhibit A shall be deemed to refer to Exhibit A as amended and then in effect in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

     G. No State-Law Partnership. The Members intend that the Company not be a
partnership (including, but not limited to, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no
Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement (except for
tax purposes as set forth in the next succeeding sentence of this Section 2.7), and neither
this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the
subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise. The Members intend that the Company
shall be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax
purposes, and that each Member and the Company shall file all tax

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returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner
consistent with such treatment.

XXVIII.

Capital Contributions

     A. Membership Interests. The “membership interests” (as defined in the Act)
in the Company shall be represented by the Membership Interests, which shall represent the Members’
interest in the Profits and Losses of the Company and the right to vote on all matters as provided
in this Agreement. Each Common Unit represents the right to one vote on any matter that is or can
be subject to a vote by a Member of the Company as provided for in this Agreement, the Act or
applicable law. Upon receipt of a Member’s Capital Contribution, such Member shall be deemed to
own, and shall be the sole record owner of, the Common Units set forth opposite its name on
Exhibit A hereto, which schedule may be amended from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.

     B. Initial Capital Contributions. On or about the time of their execution
of this Agreement, each Member shall make or shall have made an initial capital contribution to the
capital of the Company in the amount set forth opposite its name in the column entitled “Capital
Contribution” on Exhibit A. Each Member shall be liable only to make such Member’s initial
capital contribution to the Company expressly provided in this Section 3.2 and shall have
no obligations to contribute additional capital to the Company.

     C. Optional Capital Contributions by Members. If requested by the Manager,
Dolan and the Firm may make additional Capital Contributions to the Company (the “Optional Capital
Contributions”), pursuant to the following procedures:

          1. Call Notices of Optional Capital Contributions. The Manager shall send a
notice to the Firm (the “Call Notice”) that sets forth (i) a description of the contemplated use of
such Optional Capital Contributions (including a description of the contemplated Acquisition if the
Call Notice is to fund such an Acquisition); (ii) the aggregate amount of such Optional Capital
Contributions being called by the Manager; (iii) the amount of each Member’s pro rata share (in
proportion to their then current Participating Percentages) of such Optional Capital Contributions;
and (iv) the date by which such Optional Capital Contributions must be paid to the Company. Within
ten (10) Business Days of the date of delivery of the Call Notice, the Firm shall notify the
Manager whether the Firm intends to contribute its Optional Capital Contribution requested pursuant
to the Call Notice.

          2. Procedures Regarding Insufficient Optional Capital Contributions. If the
Firm decides not to contribute its pro rata share of an Optional Capital Contribution prior to the
expiration of the period specified in the Call Notice (such amounts are hereinafter referred to as
the “Declined Contribution”), the Manager, in its sole discretion, may decide to either:

               a) if the purpose of the Call Notice is to fund an Acquisition, allow Dolan
or its designee to pursue and consummate the Acquisition that is the subject of the Call
Notice on its own or with other Persons; or

               b) allow Dolan to make additional Capital Contributions to the Company to
fund Dolan’s pro rata share of its Optional Capital Contribution and all or any portion of
such Declined Contribution in exchange for the issuance of additional Common Units in the
Company in an amount equal to the amount of Capital Contributions made by Dolan (including
the amount

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of such Declined Contribution funded by Dolan) pursuant to this Section
3.3(b)(ii) divided by the Formula Value Per Common Unit.

     D. Issuance of Additional Membership Interests.

          1. The Manager may cause the Company to issue additional Common Units or other
Membership Interests (or options, warrants or rights therefor) (collectively, “New Securities”) for
any purpose, at any time or from time to time, in one or more series or classes, with such
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers and
duties, including rights, powers and duties senior to the Common Units or other Membership
Interests in the Company, all as shall be determined by the Manager, including (i) the allocations
of items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of
Membership Interests, (ii) the rights of each such class or series of Membership Interests to share
in Company distributions, (iii) the rights to vote (or denial of the rights to vote) on matters
submitted to the Members hereunder and (iv) the rights of each such class or series of Membership
Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company, for such consideration and on such terms
and conditions as shall be determined by the Manager, without the approval of the Members, to
Persons who, at the time of such issuance, are not Members or Affiliates of Members of the Company.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Manager may authorize and issue additional
Common Units or other Membership Interests in the Company as all or any portion of the
consideration to be paid by the Company for an Acquisition and the issuance price of any such
additional Common Units may be equal to, greater than or less than the Common Unit Price, as
determined by the Manager.

          2. Preemptive Rights. Except for any issuance of Excluded Securities, if
the Manager proposes to issue New Securities pursuant to Section 3.4(a), each of Dolan and
the Firm (each an “Eligible Investor”) shall have the following preemptive rights with respect to
each such issuance of New Securities:

               a) The Manager shall give each Eligible Investor written notice (the
“Preemptive Notice”) of the Manager’s intention to have the Company issue New Securities.
The Preemptive Notice shall describe (i) the series or class of such New Securities to be
issued including, but not limited to, the designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, powers and duties of such New Securities,
and (ii) the price and the general terms upon which the Manager proposes to have the Company
issue such New Securities. So long as an Eligible Investor continues to be an “Accredited
Investor” within the meaning of the Securities Act (and makes representations and warranties
to that effect), then each such Eligible Investor shall have fifteen (15) Business Days from
the date of receipt of any such Preemptive Notice to agree to purchase up to that portion of
the New Securities to be issued by the Company equal to (i) the number of Common Units
(determined on a Common Equivalent Basis) held by such Eligible Investor as of the date of
the Preemptive Notice, divided by (ii) all of the Company’s Common Units outstanding as of
the date of the Preemptive Notice (determined on a Common Equivalent Basis), for the price
and upon the general terms specified in the Preemptive Notice by giving written notice to
the Manager and stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased by such
Eligible Investor. The Eligible Investors shall close on the purchase of the New Securities
within thirty (30) days after the expiration of such 15-Business Day period.

               b) If one, but not both of the Eligible Investors, does not exercise its
rights under this Section 3.4(b) (in such capacity, a “Declining Investor”), the
Company shall so advise the other Eligible Investor which is exercising its rights under
this Section 3.4(b) (in such capacity, a “Participating Investor”) by providing the
Participating Investor with written notice

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(the “Participating Notice”) within ten (10) Business Days after the expiration of the
fifteen (15) Business Day period in which such rights could have been exercised. The
Participating Investor shall thereupon for a period of five (5) Business Days from the date
of such Participating Notice be entitled to purchase the share of the New Securities which
could have been purchased by the Declining Investor. The Participating Investor shall close
on the purchase of the New Securities within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the
5-Business Day period.

               c) The Company shall have one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the
Preemptive Notice to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of New
Securities covered thereby shall be closed, if at all, within sixty (60) days from the date
of such agreement) to sell the remaining New Securities not purchased by the Eligible
Investors or the Participating Investor, as the case may be, at a price no less and upon the
same terms and conditions as those specified in the Preemptive Notice. If the price of the
New Securities decreases or the terms and conditions change, the provisions of this
Section 3.4(b) shall again apply de novo.

     E. No Interest on Capital Contributions. Members shall not be paid interest
on their Capital Contributions.

     F. Return of Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, no Member shall have the right to receive the return of any Capital Contribution.

     G. Form of Return of Capital. If a Member is entitled to receive a return
of a Capital Contribution, the Member shall not have the right to receive any form of consideration
other than cash in return of the Member’s Capital Contribution.

     H. Capital Accounts. The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account
for each Member.

     I. Loans. Subject to Section 6.4(c) hereof, any Member or an
Affiliate of a Member may, at any time, make or cause a loan to be made to the Company in any
amount and on such terms upon which the Manager and such Member or Affiliate agree.

XXIX.

Distributions and Allocations

     A. Distributions of Distributable Cash. For purposes of this Article
IV, a “Member” shall be deemed to include an Economic Owner.

          1. Monthly Distributions. Except as a Supermajority-in-Interest of the
Members otherwise decide, on the thirtieth (30th) day after the conclusion of each calendar month,
or, if such thirtieth (30th) day is not a Business Day, on the first Business Day following such
thirtieth (30th) day, commencing with distributions for the period from the date hereof through
March 31, 2006, the Manager shall cause the Company to distribute its Distributable Cash for the
prior month, subject to the rights of any holder of Membership Interests other than Common Units,
to the Members holding Common Units, in accordance with their respective Participating Percentages.

          2. Distributions to Pay Tax Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, on or prior to March 31st of each year (commencing with March 31, 2007),
the Company will distribute to each of the Members an amount equal to the product of (i) the
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taxable income for the most recently completed Fiscal Year (determined without regard to any
amortization deductions for any assets which are amortizable by the Company or any Member under
Sections 743 and 754 of the Code as a result of the Membership Interests Purchase Agreement),
multiplied by (ii) each Member’s Participating Percentage, and multiplied by (iii) the Assumed Tax
Rate, provided that such distribution does not violate the Act and provided that, and only to the
extent that, distributions made pursuant to Section 4.1(a) herein with respect to such
Fiscal Year are insufficient to allow the Members to pay their tax liability resulting from their
ownership of membership interests in the Company with respect to such Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, any distributions made pursuant to this Section 4.1(b)
shall be treated as an advance of amounts distributable under Section 4.1(a) and shall not
alter the aggregate amounts distributable to any Member under Section 4.1(a) hereof
(including pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(iv)).

     B. Restrictions on Distributions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, no distribution (including a distribution under Section 4.1(b) hereof) shall be
made if, after giving effect to such distribution, in the judgment of the Manager, the Company
would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the ordinary course of business (exclusive
of any debt arising under the Senior Credit Agreement), the Company’s total assets would be less
than the sum of its total liabilities or such distribution would otherwise violate applicable law.

     C. Allocations of Profits and Losses.

          1. Except as otherwise required by Section 704(b) of the Code and the Regulations
thereunder and Sections 4.3(b) and 4.3(c) below, Profits and Losses of the Company
for any taxable year shall be allocated to the Members pro rata in proportion to their respective
Participating Percentages.

          2. Losses allocated pursuant to Section 4.3(a) shall not exceed the maximum
amount of Losses that can be allocated without causing any Member to have a Adjusted Capital
Account Deficit at the end of any taxable year. In the event that some but not all of the Members
would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as a consequence of an allocation of Losses pursuant
to Section 4.3(a), the limitations set forth herein shall be applied on a Member-by-Member
basis and Losses not allocable to any Member as a result of such limitation shall be allocated to
the other Members in accordance with the positive balances in such Members’ Capital Accounts so as
to allocate the maximum permissible Losses to each Member under Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d).

          3. Nonrecourse deductions (as defined in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any
taxable year or other period shall be allocated to the Members pro rata in accordance with their
Participating Percentages. The amount of nonrecourse deductions and excess nonrecourse liabilities
shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).

     D. Special Allocations Relating to Entity-Level Taxes. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in the event that any state, local or other income tax imposed on
the Company as an entity is reduced by reason of the holding of an interest by any Member, no part
of the expense of the Company for such tax shall be allocated to such Member. In addition, if the
Company is obligated under applicable law to pay any amount to a governmental agency because of a
Member’s status as a Member of the Company for federal or state withholding or other taxes, such
amount shall reduce the distributions which would otherwise be made to such Member pursuant to this
Article IV.

     E. Allocation upon Dissolution and Liquidation of the Company. It is the
intent of the Members that the Liquidation Amounts distributable to the Members pursuant to
Section 8.2(a)(iv) shall be equal to Members’ respective ending Capital Account balances.
Therefore, notwithstanding anything

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to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent not inconsistent with the applicable
Regulations under Section 704 of the Code, if, upon the liquidation or dissolution of the Company,
any Member’s ending Capital Account balance (determined immediately after all items of Profits,
Losses, and other items of income, gain, loss and deduction have been tentatively allocated under
this Agreement and reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members as if this Section 4.5
were not in this Agreement) is less than the Liquidation Amount, then (i) such Member shall be
specially allocated items of income or gain (including gross income) for such year (and, if
necessary, for the preceding year if the Company has not yet filed its tax return for such
preceding year), and (ii) the other Members shall be specially allocated items of loss or deduction
for such year (and, if necessary, for the preceding year if the Company has not yet filed its tax
return for such preceding year), until such Member’s actual Capital Account balance equals the
Liquidation Amount for such Member. The special allocation provision provided by this Section
4.5 shall be applied in such a manner so as to cause the difference between each Member’s
Liquidation Amount and the balance in its Capital Account (determined after this allocation, but
immediately prior to the distributions pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(iv)) to be the smallest
dollar amount possible.

     F. Allocation for Income Tax Purposes.

          1. Allocation in General. Except as otherwise provided in Section
4.6(b), for each Fiscal Year, items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and expense, shall
be allocated, for federal, state and local income tax purposes, among the Members in the same
manner as the Profits (and the items thereof) or Losses (and the items thereof) of which such items
are components were allocated pursuant to Section 4.3.

          2. Section 704(c) Items. In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and
the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any property
contributed to the capital of the Company shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the
Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the
Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value. If the Gross Asset
Value of a Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value,
subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset for tax
purposes shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal
income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the
Code and the Regulations thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations
shall be made by the Manager in its sole discretion.

          3. Allocations Solely for Tax Purposes. Allocations pursuant to this
Section 4.6 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect,
or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits
and Losses or other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

XXX.

Management by Manager

     A. Manager.

          1. In General. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement
and except for circumstances in which the delegation of such authority is not permitted as a matter
of law, the powers of the Company shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business
and affairs of the Company shall be managed exclusively under the direction and control of, a
manager (the “Manager”), who need not to be a Member. The Manager shall be elected by a
Majority-in-Interest of the Members. The Members hereby agree that Dolan shall serve as the
initial Manager.

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          2. Term of Office; Resignation and Removal. The Manager shall serve until
resignation, removal or death (if the Manager is an individual) or dissolution and liquidation (if
the Manager is an entity). The Manager may resign as such by delivering its or his written
resignation to the Company at the Company’s principal office. Such resignation shall be effective
upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of
some other event. A Manager may be removed as such only by a Majority-in-Interest of the Members.

          3. Vacancies. Any vacancy in the office of the Manager shall be filled by a
Majority-in-Interest of the Members.

          4. Compensation. Except as otherwise agreed by a Majority-in-Interest of
the Members, the Manager shall serve without compensation from the Company. The Manager shall be
entitled to reimbursements of any out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with its activities as
a Manager.

     B. Authority of the Manager.

          1. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the business and
affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Manager.

          2. The Manager may (but need not), from time to time, designate and appoint one or
more persons as an officer of the Company (each an “Officer” and collectively the “Officers”). Any
Officers so designated shall have such authority and perform such duties as the Manager may, from
time to time, delegate to them. The Manager may assign titles to particular Officers. Unless the
Manager otherwise decides, if the title is one commonly used for officers of a business
corporation, the assignment of such title shall constitute the delegation to such Officer of the
authority and duties that are customarily associated with that office. Each Officer shall hold
office until such Officer’s successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until such
Officer’s death or until such Officer shall resign or shall have been removed by the Manager. Any
number of offices may be held by the same individual. The salaries or other compensation, if any,
of the Officers and agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager.

          3. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 6.4, the Manager
shall be responsible for the management and operation of the Company and perform, including, but
not limited to, the following services on behalf of the Company, directly or indirectly, through
the Officers:

               a) conduct the operation and management of the Business;

               b) determine the appropriate amount of reserves to be maintained by the
Company and for anticipated future expenses, costs and taxes;

               c) from time to time borrow money on behalf of the Company;

               d) enter into any contract on behalf of the Company;

               e) approve any Acquisition or any Sale of the Company; and

               f) enter into any agreement or commitment binding upon the Company with
respect to any of the foregoing.

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          4. The provisions contained in Section 5.1 and this Section 5.2
supersede any authority granted to the Members pursuant to the Act, to the extent so permitted
under the Act. Unless a Member is also a Manager, no Member shall have any power or authority to
take any action on behalf of the Company or bind the Company unless specifically authorized to do
so by the Manager. Any Member who takes any action on behalf of the Company or binds the Company
in violation of this Section 5.2 shall be solely responsible for any loss and expense
incurred as a result of the unauthorized action and shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless
with respect to any such loss or expense.

     C. Performance of Duties; No Liability of Manager. No Member shall have any
duty to the Company or any other Member of the Company except as expressly set forth herein or in
other written agreements. The Manager shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for any
loss or damage sustained by the Company or any Member, unless the loss or damage shall proven to
have been the result of fraud or intentional misconduct by the Manager. In performing his, or her
or its duties, each such Person shall be entitled to rely in good faith on the provisions of this
Agreement and on information, opinions, reports or statements (including financial statements and
information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value or amount of the assets, liabilities,
profits or losses of the Company or any facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from
which distributions to Members might properly be paid) of the following other Persons or groups:
any lawyer, independent accountant, appraiser or other expert or professional employed or engaged
by or on behalf of the Company, or any other Person who has been selected with reasonable care by
or on behalf of the Company, in each case as to matters which such relying Person reasonably
believes to be within such other Person’s competence. No Member or the Manager shall be personally
liable under any judgment of a court, or in any other manner, for any debt, obligation or liability
of the Company, whether that liability or obligation arises in contract, tort or otherwise, solely
by reason of being a Member or a Manager.

     D. Right to Engage in Other Activities. Subject to the express provisions
of this Agreement and any agreements with the Company or between or among any Members, to which a
Person may be a party or otherwise subject, each Member and the Manager, at any time and from time
to time, may engage in and own interests in other business ventures of any type and description,
independently or with others.

     E. Transactions Between the Company and the Members. Notwithstanding that
it may constitute a conflict of interest, the Members and the Manager and their respective
Affiliates may engage in any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any
property or the rendering of any service or the establishment of any salary, other compensation or
other terms of employment) with the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries so long as such
transaction is on arm’s-length, commercially reasonable terms, as approved by the Manager and a
Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members in accordance with this Agreement after full disclosure to
all Members, including the transactions contemplated by Section 3.9.

     F. Right to Indemnification. Subject to the limitations and conditions as
provided in this Article V, each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be
made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or arbitrative (hereinafter a “Proceeding”), or any appeal
in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by
reason of the fact that such Person, or a Person of which such Person is the legal representative,
is or was a Member or a Manager shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such
amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader
indemnification rights than said law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment)
against judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines,
settlements and reasonable expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’

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and experts’ fees) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding,
appeal, inquiry or investigation (each an “Indemnified Loss”), unless such Indemnified Loss shall
have been the result of fraud or intentional misconduct by such Person, in which case such
indemnification shall not cover such Indemnified Loss to the extent resulting from such fraud or
intentional misconduct. Indemnification under this Article V shall continue as to a Person
who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity
hereunder. The rights granted pursuant to this Article V shall be deemed contract rights,
and no amendment, modification or repeal of this Article V shall have the effect of
limiting or denying any such rights with respect to actions taken or Proceedings, appeals,
inquiries or investigations arising prior to any such amendment, modification or repeal.

     G. Nonexclusivity of Rights. The right to indemnification and the
advancement and payment of expenses conferred in this Article V shall not be exclusive of
any other right that a Member or member or partner of the Manager, or other Person indemnified
pursuant to this Article V may have or hereafter acquire under any contract, law (common or
statutory) or provision of this Agreement.

     H. Insurance. The Company may obtain and maintain, at its expense,
insurance to protect itself, the Manager and/or agent of the Company who is or was serving at the
request of the Company as a manager, representative, director, officer, partner, venturer,
proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic limited
liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company
would have the power to indemnify such Person against such expense, liability or loss under this
Article V.

     I. Savings Clause. If this Article V or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Person indemnified pursuant to this Article V
as to costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any such Proceeding, appeal, inquiry or
investigation to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article V that
shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

     J. Power of Attorney.

          1. Grant of Power. Each Member constitutes and appoints the Manager as the
Member’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact (“Attorney-in-Fact”), and in the Member’s name, place and
stead, to make, execute, sign, acknowledge, and file, with respect to the Company:

               a) all documents (including amendments to the Articles of Organization) which
the Attorney-in-Fact deems appropriate to reflect any amendment, change, or modification of
this Agreement that has been properly approved in accordance with Sections 6.4 or
10.4 of this Agreement;

               b) any and all other certificates or other instruments required to be filed
by the Company under the laws of the State of Michigan or of any other state or
jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any certificate or other instruments necessary
in order for the Company to continue to qualify as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of Michigan;

               c) one or more applications to use an assumed name;

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               d) all documents and instruments which the Attorney-in-Fact deems necessary
and appropriate to execute on behalf of a Member if such Member does not take any actions
properly requested by Manager pursuant to Section 7.5; and

               e) subject to the provisions of Section 8.1, all documents which may
be required to dissolve and terminate the Company and to cancel its Articles of
Organization.

          2. Irrevocability. The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and is
coupled with an interest, and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall survive the death
or disability of a Member or the Transfer of a Membership Interest, except that if the transferee
of such Membership Interest is approved for admission as a Substituted Member pursuant to
Section 7.3(d), this power of attorney granted by the transferor shall survive the delivery
of the assignment for the sole purpose of enabling the Attorney-in-Fact to execute, acknowledge and
file any documents needed to effectuate the substitution.

XXXI.

Members

     A. No Control of the Company; Other Limitations. Unless a Member is also
the Manager, a Member shall not participate in the management or control of the Business, transact
any business for the Company or have the power to act for or bind the Company, all such powers
being vested solely and exclusively in the Manager. Except as otherwise required by the Act, a
Member, as such, shall not be personally liable for any of the debts, liabilities, contracts or any
other obligations of the Company.

     B. Incapacity or Dissolution. The death, incapacity, dissolution or
bankruptcy of a Member, or the transfer of all of his, her or its interest in the Company to anyone
that is not a Member, shall not cause a dissolution of the Company, but the rights of such Member
to share in the Profits and Losses of the Company, to receive distributions of Company funds and to
assign an interest pursuant to Article VII hereof shall, on the happening of such an event,
devolve on his, her or its successor-in-interest, if any, and the Company shall continue as a
limited liability company under the Act.

     C. Members’ Meetings. Meetings of the Members for the transaction of such
business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on such dates and at such
times as may be determined by the Manager. Except as required by non-waivable provisions of
applicable law, the Manager shall not be required to convene any meetings of the Members.

     (1) Place of Members’ Meetings. All meetings of the Members shall be
held at the principal place of business of the Company or at any other place in the United
States as shall be specified or fixed in the notices or waivers of notice thereof;
provided, however, that a Member may participate in a meeting of the Members
by means of telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all of the Members
participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Such participation shall
constitute presence in person at the meeting.

     (2) Notice of Members’ Meeting. Except as otherwise required by law
or provided in this Agreement, written notice of any meeting of Members stating the place,
date and hour of the meeting and the purpose for which the meeting is called, shall be given
to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting not less than twenty four (24) hours nor
more than sixty (60) days before the meeting date, by or at the direction of the Manager.

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     (3) Waiver of Notice. Any Member, either before or after any
Members’ meeting, may waive in writing notice of the meeting, and such waiver shall be
deemed the equivalent of giving notice. Attendance at a meeting by a Member shall
constitute a waiver of notice, except when the Member attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

     (4) Proxies. To the fullest extent permitted by law, a Member
entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to express consent or dissent to Company action
in writing without a meeting may authorize another Person or Persons to act for such Member
by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by an electronic transmission permitted
by law and filed in accordance with the procedure established for such meeting or action.

     (5) Members’ Voting Rights. Each Member shall be entitled to one
vote for each Membership Interest held of record by such Member as of the corresponding
record date. The Members shall not be entitled to cumulative voting.

     (6) Quorum and Required Vote. Except as otherwise required by law or
provided in this Agreement, at any meeting of the Members, the presence in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise
required by law or provided in this Agreement, at any meeting of the Members at which a
quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the Membership
Interests present at the meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject
matter shall be the act of the Members.

     (7) Action by Written Consent. Except as otherwise provided by law,
any action required or permitted to be taken at a Members’ meeting may be taken without a
meeting and without a vote if a written consent is signed or electronically transmitted by
the Members holding in the aggregate the requisite amount of the Participating Percentages
required to approve such action and such writings or electronic transmissions are filed with
the records of the Company. Notice of any action taken without a meeting shall be given to
all Members promptly following the taking thereof. Any such action taken shall have the
same force and effect as if action had been taken by the Members at a meeting thereof.

     (8) Record Date. The date on which notice of a meeting of Members is
sent shall be the record date for the determination of the Members entitled to notice of or
to vote at such meeting (including any adjournment thereof). The record date for determining
the Members entitled to consent to action in writing without a meeting shall be the first
date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be
taken is delivered to the Company.

     D. Supermajority-in-Interest Consent Requirement. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, without the consent of a Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members, the
Company shall not:

          1. (i) Enter any line of business other than those businesses in which the Company
is engaged in as of the date hereof, or (ii) exit any line of business in which the Company is
engaged in as of the date hereof;

          2. Directly or indirectly redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire all or any part of
the Membership Interests owned by any Member;

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          3. Other than the Senior Indebtedness and the Senior Liens and the intercompany cash
management system between the Company and its Affiliates, borrow money or secure indebtedness by
mortgage, pledge, or other lien on any assets of the Company;

          4. Enter into, alter or modify any transaction, agreement, arrangement or
understanding with, or pay any fees or other amounts to, the Members or their Affiliates, except as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement; provided, however, this shall not
apply to the reimbursement to Members for costs which they incur on behalf of the Company in the
ordinary course of the Business;

          5. Amend or restate the Articles of Organization; or

          6. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.4 hereof, amend or restate
this Agreement.

XXXII.

Certificates; Transfer of Membership Interests

     A. Certificates. The Company may issue certificates representing Membership
Interests in the Company (the “Certificates”) in the Manager’s sole discretion. The Certificates
shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Manager and shall be signed on behalf of the
Company by the Manager. The Certificates shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.
The name and address of the person to whom a Certificate is issued and the date of issue shall be
entered in the Certificate Register of the Company. In case of a lost, destroyed or mutilated
Certificate, a replacement may be issued upon such terms and indemnity to the Company as the
Manager or its counsel may prescribe. All Membership Interests of the Company shall be deemed to
be “securities” within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(15) of the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect from time to time in the State of Michigan (the “UCC”), including for purposes of the grant,
pledge, attachment or perfection of a security interest in the Membership Interests. The law of
the State of Michigan is hereby designated as the issuer’s jurisdiction within the meaning of
Section 8-110(d) of the UCC for purposes of the matters specified therein. So long as any
Membership Interests are pledged by a Member as collateral security, the Company shall not take any
action to “opt-out” of the treatment of the Membership Interests of the Company as “securities”
under Article 8 of the UCC.

     B. Legends. Certificates, if any, representing Membership Interests that
are issued to any Membership Interest holder shall bear a legend in substantially the following
form:

“THIS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCES THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS IN AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY,
LLC (THE “ISSUER”) HELD BY THE OWNER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS SET FORTH IN THIS
CERTIFICATE AND SHALL BE A SECURITY FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE. THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE “STATE LAWS”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR THE STATE LAWS OR AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE TRANSFER OF THE MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN AN AMENDED

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AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MARCH 14, 2006, AS AMENDED FROM TIME
TO TIME, GOVERNING THE ISSUER AND ITS MEMBERS AND ECONOMIC OWNERS. A COPY OF SUCH
CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY THE ISSUER TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN
REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

     C. Transfers.

          1. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 7.4, no Person may Transfer all
or any portion of Membership Interests in the Company without the prior written consent of the
Manager, which consent may be given or withheld in the Manager’s sole discretion; provided,
however, if any Senior Indebtedness is then outstanding or the commitments under the Senior
Credit Agreement have not been terminated, then the consent of the Senior Agent will also be
required to effectuate any mortgage, lien, pledge or hypothecation of all or such portion of the
Membership Interests sought to be Transferred pursuant to this Section 7.3(a) to a Person
other than the Senior Agent.

          2. In addition to the other requirements of this Section 7.3, unless waived
by the Manager in its sole discretion or as otherwise provided in Section 7.4, no Transfer
of all or any portion of Membership Interests in the Company shall be made unless the following
conditions are met:

               a) The Transfer will not violate registration requirements under any federal
or state securities laws;

               b) The transferee delivers to the Company a written instrument agreeing to be
bound by the terms of this Agreement and assume all obligations of the transferor under this
Agreement with respect to the Membership Interests being transferred; and

               c) The Transfer will not result in the Company being subject to the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

          3. Each Member hereby acknowledges the reasonableness of the prohibition contained
in this Section 7.3 in view of the purposes of the Company and the relationship of the
Members. Any Person to whom Membership Interests in the Company are attempted to be transferred in
violation of this Section 7.3 shall not be entitled to vote on matters coming before the
Members, participate in the management of the Company, act as an agent of the Company, receive
distributions from the Company or have any other rights in or with respect to the Membership
Interests in the Company.

          4. No transferee of a Member’s Membership Interest in the Company shall become a
Substituted Member unless such transfer shall be made in compliance with Sections 7.3(a)
and 7.3(b) and:

               a) the Manager shall have consented to the admission of such transferee as a
Substituted Member; and

               b) the transferring Member and the transferee shall have executed and
acknowledged such other instruments as the Manager may deem necessary and desirable.

          5. A transferee of a Member’s Membership Interest in the Company that is not
admitted as a Substituted Member shall become an Economic Owner.

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     D. Permitted Transferees.

          1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.3(a), but subject
to Sections 7.3(b) and 7.3(d), each Member shall have the right to Transfer, at any
time, all or any portion of Membership Interests in the Company held by such Member to one or more
of their Permitted Transferees.

          2. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Dolan
shall be permitted to mortgage, pledge or hypothecate its Membership Interests (including Common
Units) in the Company, directly or indirectly, as collateral security in connection with any loan
or other indebtedness from a lender or creditor, including, but not limited to, any Senior Credit
Agreement. Any such lender or creditor to whom such Membership Interests have been mortgaged,
pledged or hypothecated shall be permitted to dispose of such encumbered Membership Interests in
the Company by means of foreclosure or other applicable action and any purchaser of such encumbered
Membership Interests shall be deemed admitted as a Substituted Member in the Company, all without
requiring any consent under Sections 7.3(a) or compliance with 7.3(b). Upon
Dolan’s request, the Manager shall prepare, execute and deliver any written instrument of
assignment or transfer as may be reasonably requested or desired by the lender or creditor of Dolan
or any Affiliate thereof to perfect its security interest in Dolan’s Membership Interests in the
Company.

     E. Drag-Along Rights. If the Manager, in its sole discretion, elects to
consummate a sale of all or substantially all of the Membership Interests in, or the assets of, the
Company (a “Sale of the Company”) to any independent third party (a “Third Party Purchaser”), the
Manager shall notify the Members and Economic Owners in writing of such Sale of the Company. Upon
request by the Manager, each Member and Economic Owner will consent to and raise no objections to
the proposed transaction, and will take all other actions reasonably necessary or desirable to
cause the consummation of such Sale of the Company on the terms proposed by the Manager. The
obligations of the Members and Economic Owners pursuant to this Section 7.5 with respect to
a Sale of the Company are subject to the following conditions: (x) the consideration payable upon
consummation of such Sale of the Company to all of the Members and Economic Owners shall be
allocated among the Members and Economic Owners as set forth in accordance with their respective
Participating Percentages, and (y) upon the consummation of the Sale of the Company, all of the
Members and Economic Owners shall receive the same form and payment of consideration per Membership
Interest. To the extent that a Member or Economic Owner does not take any actions when requested by
the Manager pursuant to this Section 7.5 each such Member or Economic Owner hereby
constitutes and appoints the Manager as such Member’s or Economic Owner’s true and lawful
Attorney-in-Fact and authorizes the Attorney-in-Fact to execute on behalf of such Member or
Economic Owner any all documents and instruments which the Attorney-in-Fact deems necessary and
appropriate in connection with the Sale of the Company. The foregoing power of attorney is
irrevocable and is coupled with an interest. The rights under this Section 7.5 may be
exercised by the Senior Agent holding a lien on or security interest in any Membership Interests
pursuant to Section 7.4(b) if such Senior Agent is foreclosing any such lien or security
interest as described in Section 7.4(b).

     F. Tag-Along Rights.

          1. Notwithstanding the prior written consent of the Manager pursuant to Section
7.3(a) hereof, if Dolan proposes to Sell to a Third Party Purchaser any or all of the
Membership Interests owned by Dolan (a “Transaction”), then Dolan shall refrain from effecting a
Transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof: (i) Dolan shall provide the Firm with
written notice (a “Transfer Notice”) at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the closing date of
the Transaction, setting forth: (A) the name and address of the proposed Third Party Purchaser; (B)
the number of Membership Interests proposed to be

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Sold by Dolan (the “Dolan Sale Amount”); and (C) the purchase price and other terms and
conditions of payment and the closing date for the proposed Sale (including, when available, a copy
of any purchase agreement related thereto); and (ii) the Firm shall have been afforded the
opportunity to join in such Sale as required by this Section 7.6. Any purported Sale
subject to this Section 7.6 not made in compliance with this Section 7.6 shall be
void and of no force and effect and shall not be recorded upon the books and records of the
Company.

          2. If the Firm desires to participate in such Sale, the Firm shall notify Dolan by
providing Dolan with a written notice (the “Tag-Along Notice”) on or before the expiration of the
tenth (10th) Business Day following receipt of the Transfer Notice indicating that the
Firm desires to Sell its proportionate number of Common Units (as calculated below) on the same
terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer Notice. The maximum number of Common Units that the
Firm shall be entitled to Sell to a Third Party Purchaser in accordance with this Section
7.6 shall be determined by multiplying (x) the total number of Common Units owned by the Firm
at the time of receipt of the Transfer Notice by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to
the number of Common Units proposed to be Sold to the Third Party Purchaser by Dolan and the
denominator of which is equal to the total number of Common Units owned by Dolan. The total number
of Common Units that the Firm shall be entitled to sell to the Third Party Purchaser is referred to
herein as the “Tag-Along Amount.” If Dolan does not receive a Tag-Along Notice from the Firm
within the period specified above, Dolan shall be free to Sell its Common Units to the Third Party
Purchaser in the amount and on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer Notice,
subject to Section 7.6(h) below. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.6(c),
if the Firm provides Dolan with a Tag-Along Notice within the period specified above, Dolan may not
effect such Sale unless the Third Party Purchaser shall have purchased the Tag-Along Amount from
the Firm on the same terms and conditions set forth in the Transfer Notice.

          3. If the sum of the number of Common Units proposed to be Sold to the Third Party
Purchaser by Dolan and the Firm exceeds the number of Common Units that such Third Party Purchaser
is willing to purchase (the “Purchase Amount”), then Dolan shall be obligated to reduce the Dolan
Sale Amount to an amount equal to the product of (x) Dolan’s Participating Percentage as of the
date of the Transfer Notice multiplied by (y) the Purchase Amount.

          4. Any indemnity required to be provided by Dolan and/or the Firm to the Third Party
Purchaser in a purchase agreement relating to such Sale will be several and not joint.

          5. Dolan and the Firm shall be required to bear their pro rata share, based on the
number of Common Units included in such Sale, of the expenses of the transaction payable by Dolan,
including reasonable legal, accounting and investment banking fees and expenses.

          6. The Manager shall, upon request by Dolan or the Firm, issue to Dolan or the Firm
one or more certificates registered in the names and in the denominations (aggregating in a number
equal to the original denomination) requested by Dolan or the Firm, to facilitate any partial sale
of Common Units pursuant to this Section 7.6.

          7. To the extent that a Transfer Notice has been delivered to the Firm and any
prospective Third Party Purchaser is unwilling or otherwise refuses to purchase Common Units from
the Firm, Dolan shall not Sell to such prospective Third Party Purchaser any Membership Interests,
unless and until, simultaneously with such Sale, Dolan shall purchase such Common Units from the
Firm on the same terms and conditions specified in the Transfer Notice.

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          8. Subject to the rights of the Firm to participate in the Sale of Common Units as
provided in this Section 7.6, Dolan may conclude a Sale of Common Units covered by the
Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the Transfer Notice; provided,
however, that the closing of such Sale takes place no later than one hundred eighty (180)
days following delivery to the Firm of a Transfer Notice. Any proposed Sale on terms and
conditions more favorable to the Third Party Purchaser than those described in the Transfer Notice,
as well as any proposed Sale of any Common Units by Dolan more than one hundred eighty (180) days
following delivery to the Firm of a Transfer Notice, shall again be subject to the tag-along rights
of the Firm and shall require compliance by Dolan with the procedures described in this Section
7.6.

          9. The exercise or non-exercise of the rights of the Firm under this Section
7.6 to participate in one or more Sales of Common Units shall not limit the Firm’s right to
participate in any subsequent Sale of Common Units pursuant to this Section 7.6.

     G. Liquidity Right.

          1. For a period of six (6) months after the earlier of (i) the eighth
(8th) anniversary of the date hereof, (ii) the second (2nd) anniversary of the effective
date of a Dolan Media IPO or (iii) the closing of a Dolan Media Sale Transaction, the Firm will
have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of the Firm’s Common Units
or other Membership Interests in the Company for a purchase price equal to the Repurchase Price by
delivering written notice of the exercise of such right to the Manager (the “Put Notice”). The
date on which the Manager receives the Put Notice hereinafter is referred to as the “Put Delivery
Date”.

          2. The Company shall be obligated to purchase all of the Firm’s Common Units or
other Membership Interests in the Company requested to be repurchased by the Firm in the Put Notice
pursuant to Section 7.7(a) hereof (the “Put Securities”), at a closing (the “Put Closing”)
on such date as mutually agreed to by the Manager and the Firm, which date shall not be prior to
thirty (30) days after the Put Delivery Date. At the Put Closing, (i) the Firm shall (A) endorse
and deliver any certificates representing the Put Securities held by the Firm to be repurchased by
the Company, (B) execute and deliver any other instruments requested by the Company to evidence the
repurchase of the Put Securities by the Company, and (C) execute and deliver definitive
documentation containing customary representations, warranties and indemnifications satisfactory
to the Manager (including that the Firm has good and marketable title to the Put Securities free
and clear of all liens, hypothecations, mortgages, charges, security interests, pledges and other
encumbrances and claims of any nature), and (ii) the Manager shall deliver to the Firm a promissory
note issued by the Company (a “Put Note”) in the aggregate principal amount equal to the Repurchase
Price. Prior to the Put Closing, the Firm and the Manager shall in good faith negotiate the terms
and conditions of the Put Note; provided, however, that such Put Note will (i) be
unsecured, (ii) be for a term of three years with level payments of principal and interest during
the term thereof, (iii) bear interest at a rate equal to the then prevailing prime rate plus two
percent (2%) and (iv) be subject to the terms and conditions of any subordination agreement
requested by the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders.

     H. Withdrawal of Members. No Member shall have the right to withdraw from
the Company, except in the case of an Involuntary Withdrawal. Immediately upon the occurrence of
an Involuntary Withdrawal, the successor(s) of the Member so withdrawing shall thereupon become
Economic Owner(s) but shall not become Member(s).

     I. No Appraisal Rights. No Member shall be entitled to any appraisal rights
with respect to such Member’s Membership Interests, whether individually or as part of any class or
group of Members,

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in the event of a merger, consolidation, sale of the Company or other transaction involving
the Company or its securities unless such rights are expressly provided by the agreement of merger,
agreement of consolidation or other document effectuating such transaction.

XXXIII.

Dissolution, Liquidation, and Termination of the Company

     A. Events of Dissolution. The Company shall be dissolved upon the decision
of the Manager to liquidate or dissolve the Company.

     B. Procedure for Winding Up and Dissolution.

          1. If the Company is dissolved, the Manager shall wind up its affairs. On the
winding up of the affairs of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be distributed in the
following order of priority:

               a) first, to pay the costs and expenses of the winding up, liquidation and
termination of the Company;

               b) second, to creditors of the Company, including any liabilities and
obligations payable to the Members or Affiliates of the Members;

               c) third, to establish reserves determined by the Manager to be reasonably
adequate to meet any and all contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the
Company; and

               d) fourth, in accordance with Section 4.1(a).

          2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a liquidation
within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), if any Member has a deficit Capital
Account balance (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions, allocations and other
Capital Account adjustments for all taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation
occurs), such Member shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the
Company and the deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account shall not be considered an asset
of the Company or as a debt owed by such Member to the Company or to any other Person for any
purpose whatsoever.

     C. Cancellation of Certificate. On completion of the distribution of
Company assets as provided herein, the Company is terminated, and shall file a certificate of
cancellation with the Department, cancel any other filings made pursuant to Section 2.1 and
take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company.

XXXIV.

Books, Records, Accounting, and Tax Elections

     A. Bank Accounts. All funds of the Company shall be deposited in a bank
account or accounts maintained in the Company’s name. The Manager shall determine the institution
or institutions at which the accounts will be opened and maintained, the types of accounts, and the
Persons who will have authority with respect to the accounts and the funds therein.

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     B. Books and Records.

          1. The Manager shall keep or cause to be kept complete and accurate books and
records of the Company and supporting documentation of the transactions with respect to the conduct
of the Company’s business. The records shall include, but not be limited to, a copy of the
Articles of Organization and this Agreement and all amendments to the Articles of Organization and
this Agreement, a current list of the names and last known business, residence, or mailing
addresses of all Members, and the Company’s federal, state and local tax returns.

          2. The books and records shall be kept on the cash or accrual method of accounting,
as determined from time to time by the Manager, and shall be maintained in accordance with sound
accounting practices and shall be available at the Company’s principal office for examination by
any Member or the Member’s duly authorized representative at any and all reasonable times during
normal business hours. Each Member shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses incurred
by the Company in connection with the Member’s inspection and copying of the Company’s books and
records.

          3. All matters concerning (i) the determination of the relative amount of
allocations and distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles III and IV and
(ii) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and
expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be reasonably determined by the
Manager, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest
clerical error.

     C. Annual Accounting Period. The annual accounting period of the Company
shall end on December 31. The Company’s taxable year shall be selected by the Manager, subject to
the requirements and limitations of the Code.

     D. Reports. The Manager shall prepare and distribute to the Members, as
promptly as practicable after the end of each applicable period, monthly, quarterly and year-end
reports concerning the financial condition of the Company, which shall include information
regarding sales, profits and losses, cash flow, revenue and expenses, a balance sheet, and such
other information as any Member may from time to time request. Within ninety (90) days after the
end of each taxable year of the Company, the Manager shall use its good faith efforts to cause to
be sent to each Person who was a Membership Interest Holder at any time during the taxable year
then ended, that tax information concerning the Company which is necessary for preparing the
Membership Interest holder’s income tax returns for that year.

     E. Tax Matters Partner; Tax Elections. The Manager is hereby designated the
“tax matters partner” of the Company as defined in Section 6231 of the Code (the “Tax Matters
Partner”). The Tax Matters Partner may make any tax elections for the Company allowed under the
Code, or the tax laws of any state or other jurisdiction having taxing jurisdiction over the
Company. The Tax Matters Partner may, in its sole discretion, make or revoke the election referred
to in Section 754 of the Code. The Company shall reimburse the Manager for any costs it incurs in
its capacity as the Tax Matters Partner. Each of the Members will, upon request, supply the
information necessary to properly give effect to such election.

     F. Title to Company Property. All real and personal property acquired by
the Company shall be acquired and held by the Company in its name.

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XXXV.

General Provisions

     A. Further Assurances. Each Member shall execute all such certificates and
other documents and shall do all such filing, recording, publishing and other acts as the Manager
deems appropriate to comply with the requirements of law for the formation and operation of the
Company and to comply with any laws, rules, and regulations relating to the acquisition, operation,
or holding of the property of the Company.

     B. Notifications. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any
notice, demand, consent, election, offer, approval, request, or other communication (collectively,
a “Notice”) required or permitted hereunder must be in writing and either delivered personally or
by (i) certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (ii) means of a
facsimile machine or other electronic transmission (including transmission in portable document
format by electronic mail) or (iii) a recognized overnight delivery service. A Notice must be
addressed to a Member at the Member’s last known address, facsimile number or electronic mail
address on the records of the Company. A Notice to the Company must be addressed to the Company at
the Company’s principal office. A Notice delivered personally will be deemed given only when
acknowledged in writing by the person to whom it is delivered. A Notice that is sent by mail will
be deemed given three (3) Business Days after it is mailed. A Notice sent by facsimile or other
electronic transmission (including transmission in portable document format by electronic mail)
will be deemed given on the next Business Day after the date of such delivery so long as a copy
also is sent by other means permitted hereunder. A Notice sent by recognized overnight delivery
service will be deemed given when received or refused. Any party may designate, by Notice to all
of the others, substitute addresses, including electronic mail addresses, or addressees for
Notices; and, thereafter, Notices are to be directed to those substitute addresses or addressees.

     C. Specific Performance. The parties recognize that irreparable injury will
result from a breach of any provision of this Agreement and that money damages will be inadequate
to fully remedy the injury. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of one or
more of the provisions of this Agreement, any party to this Agreement who may be injured (in
addition to any other rights and remedies that may be available to such Person under this
Agreement, any other agreement or under any law) shall be entitled (without posting a bond or other
security) to one or more preliminary or permanent orders (i) restraining and enjoining any act
which would constitute a breach or (ii) compelling the performance of any obligation which, if not
performed, would constitute a breach.

     D. Amendment; Waivers. Except as otherwise provided in this Section
10.4, this Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers of or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may be given, from time to time only by a written instrument
approved by the Manager and a Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members; provided,
however, that so long as any Senior Indebtedness is outstanding or the commitments under
the Senior Credit Agreement have not been terminated, the Senior Agent must give its prior written
consent to any amendment or modification of Sections 7.3(a), 7.4(b), 7.5,
7.6, 7.7, 10.4 or 10.11, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 6.4 to the contrary, the Manager shall
have the right, without obtaining the consent of a Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members, to
amend this Agreement, including, but not limited to, Exhibit A hereto, as may be reasonably
required to reflect any of the following transactions: (i) to reflect the admission of Substituted
Members or Additional Members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including as a result
of any additional Capital Contributions pursuant to Section 3.3 or the issuance of
additional Common Units or other Membership Interests pursuant to Section 3.4), (ii) to
cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be inconsistent with
any other provision herein, or (iii) to delete or add any provision in this Agreement required to
be deleted or added

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by a state “Blue Sky” commissioner or similar such official, which deletion or addition is
deemed by such official to be for the benefit of the Members. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, no such amendment may be adopted if such amendment would materially adversely
affect any Member’s interests in the Company or would alter the limited liability of any Member or
change the status of the Company as a partnership for tax purposes. The Members hereby
specifically consent to an amendment of this Agreement from time to time in such manner as is
reasonably determined by the Manager, upon the advice of counsel for the Company, to be necessary
or reasonably helpful to ensure that the allocations of Profits and Losses and individual items
thereof are given effect for federal income tax purposes, including any amendments determined by
the Manager, in consultation with counsel to the Company, to be necessary to comply with the
Regulations under Section 704 of the Code.

     E. Arbitration; Submission to Jurisdiction.

          1. Subject to Section 10.3, with respect to disputes, problems or claims
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (“Disputes”), the Members shall, in good faith,
use their reasonable best efforts to resolve any such Dispute. If after such efforts the Members
are unable within ten (10) days of the arising of a Dispute to resolve such Dispute in good faith,
they shall promptly mutually agree upon a qualified, independent third party experienced in the
area in the Dispute to resolve such Dispute within thirty (30) days of the date the Dispute is
first submitted to such independent third party. The determination(s) of such qualified,
independent third party shall be final and binding for purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in the event (i) such third party is unable to make a determination within said
thirty (30) day period, or (ii) the Members are unable to agree upon a third party to resolve the
Dispute, either party may submit to final and binding arbitration before JAMS, with an office
located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or its successor, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq. Either party may commence the arbitration process called for in this
Agreement by filing a written demand for arbitration with JAMS, with a copy to the other party. The
arbitration will be conducted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of JAMS
Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect at the time of filing of the demand for
arbitration. The parties will cooperate with JAMS and with one another in selecting an arbitrator
from JAMS panel of neutrals, and in scheduling the arbitration proceedings. The provisions of this
Section 10.5(a) with respect to the arbitration before JAMS may be enforced by any court of
competent jurisdiction, and the parties seeking enforcement shall be entitled to an award of all
costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys fees, to be paid by the parties against whom
enforcement is ordered. The fees and expenses of such arbitration shall be borne by the
non-prevailing party, as determined by such arbitration. The parties hereto agree that this
Section 10.5(a) has been included to rapidly and inexpensively resolve any disputes between
them with respect to the matters described above, and that this paragraph shall be grounds for
dismissal of any court action commenced by any party with respect to a dispute arising out of such
matters.

          2. Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit
themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Minnesota located in
Hennepin County, Minnesota and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Minnesota for the purpose of enforcing any arbitration decision that may be issued
pursuant to Section 10.5(a) hereof, obtaining any court order pursuant to Section
10.3 and bringing any other action that may be brought in connection with the provisions
hereof. The parties hereto hereby individually agree that they shall not assert any claim that
they are not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the venue is improper, that the forum
is inconvenient or any similar objection, claim or argument. Service of process on any of the
parties hereto with regard to any such action may be made by mailing the process to such Persons by
regular or certified mail to the address of such Person specified in Section 10.2.

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     F. GOVERNING LAW. ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND
INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE EXHIBIT HERETO WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAW, AND
NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS, OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

     G. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a substantive part
of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall
include the corresponding masculine, feminine, or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns,
pronouns, and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. The use of the word “including” in
this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation. Reference to any agreement,
document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and, if applicable, hereof.
Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or other
modification to any agreement, document, or instrument that requires the consent of any Person
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement will be given effect hereunder
unless such Person has consented in writing to such amendment or modification. The use of the
words “or,” “either,” and “any” shall not be exclusive. The parties hereto have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question
of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the
parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party
by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Wherever a conflict exists
between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the
extent of such conflict.

     H. Severability. Each provision hereof shall be considered separable. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the
validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder hereof in such jurisdiction or the validity,
legality or enforceability hereof, including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it
being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law. If, for any reason, any provision or provisions herein are
determined to be invalid and contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall not
impair or affect the other provisions herein.

     I. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same document.

     J. Attorneys’ Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any
provision of this Agreement, or where any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses from the
non-prevailing party in addition to any other available remedy.

     K. Binding Provisions. This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the
benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal and
legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns; provided, however, so
long as any Senior Indebtedness is outstanding or the commitments under the Senior Credit Agreement
have not been terminated, the Senior Agent and the Senior Lenders shall have the rights granted
them as third party beneficiaries under Sections 7.3(a), 7.4(b) and 7.5
hereof.

     L. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the complete agreement and
understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or
representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject
matter hereof in any way.

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     M. Delivery by Facsimile or Other Electronic Transmission. This Agreement,
the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in
connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or
thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic
transmission (including transmission in portable document format by electronic mail), shall be
treated in all manner and respects and for all purposes as an original agreement or instrument and
shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version
thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such other agreement or
instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver
them to all other parties, except that the failure of any party to comply with such a request shall
not render this Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or
instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and
any amendments hereto or thereto, invalid or unenforceable. No party hereto or to any such other
agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission
to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the
use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, as a defense to the formation or
enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

[Signature Page Follows]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement of American Processing Company, LLC as of the date first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: DOLAN APC LLC

Its: Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ James P. Dolan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: James P. Dolan

Title: President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEMBERS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOLAN APC LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ James P. Dolan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: James P. Dolan

Its: President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TROTT & TROTT, P.C.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ David A. Trott	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: David A. Trott

Its: President	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

List of Members, Capital Contributions,

Common Units and Participating Percentages

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name, Address, Phone	 	Capital	 	 	 	 	 	Participating
	and Fax of Member	 	Contribution	 	Common Units	 	Percentage
	 
	Dolan APC, LLC

c/o Dolan Media Company

1200 Baker Building

706 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Phone: (612) 317-9425

Fax: (612) 317-9434

Attention: James P. Dolan
	 	$	40,250,000	 	 	 	810,000	 	 	 	81	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Trott & Trott, P.C.

30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 200

Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025

Phone: (248) 642-2515

Fax: (248) 642-3628

Attention: David A. Trott
	 	$	9,441,358	 	 	 	190,000	 	 	 	19	%

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AMENDMENT NO. 1

to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

of

AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) to that certain Amended and Restated Operating
Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2006 (the “Operating Agreement”), by and among American Processing
Company, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (the “Company”), Dolan APC, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Dolan”), and Trott & Trott, PC, a Michigan professional service
corporation (“Trott & Trott”), is made and entered into to be effective for all purposes as of
January 9, 2007 by and among the Company, the Manager and the persons set forth as Members on
Exhibit A attached hereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have meanings specified in the Operating Agreement.

RECITALS

     A. The Company is a party to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”),
dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, Feiwell & Hannoy Professional Corporation,
an Indiana professional corporation (“Feiwell & Hannoy”), and, for certain limited purposes,
Douglas Hannoy, Michael J. Feiwell and Murray J. Feiwell, pursuant to which the Company has agreed
to purchase certain assets of Feiwell & Hannoy (the “Assets”).

     B. As part of the consideration being paid by the Company for the Assets, the Company has
agreed to issue to Feiwell & Hannoy Forty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Twenty (47,120) Common Units
of the Company (the “Feiwell & Hannoy Units”).

     C. Pursuant to Section 10.4 of the Operating Agreement, the Manager and a
Supermajority-in-Interest of the Members have agreed to amend the terms of the Operating Agreement
as provided in this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

XXXVI. AMENDMENT

     A. The following defined terms shall be added to Article I of the Operating
Agreement:

“Feiwell & Hannoy” means Feiwell & Hannoy Professional Corporation, an Indiana
professional corporation.

“Minority Members” means Trott & Trott and Feiwell & Hannoy.

“Selling Minority Member” is defined in Section 7.6(b).

“Trott & Trott” means Trott & Trott, P.C., a Michigan professional service
corporation.

     B. The definition of “Firm” in Article I of the Operating Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and all references to “the Firm” in the Operating Agreement is
hereby replaced with “Trott & Trott”.

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     C. Section 3.3 of the Operating Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

3.3 Optional Capital Contributions by Members. If requested by the Manager,
Dolan and the Minority Members may make additional Capital Contributions to the
Company (the “Optional Capital Contributions”), pursuant to the following
procedures:

(a) Call Notices of Optional Capital Contributions. The Manager shall send
a notice to the Minority Members (the “Call Notice”) that sets forth (i) a
description of the contemplated use of such Optional Capital Contributions
(including a description of the contemplated Acquisition if the Call Notice is to
fund such an Acquisition); (ii) the aggregate amount of such Optional Capital
Contributions being called by the Manager; (iii) the amount of each Member’s pro
rata share (in proportion to their then current Participating Percentages) of such
Optional Capital Contributions; and (iv) the date by which such Optional Capital
Contributions must be paid to the Company. Within ten (10) Business Days of the
date of delivery of the Call Notice, each Minority Member shall notify the Manager
whether such Minority Member intends to contribute its Optional Capital Contribution
requested pursuant to the Call Notice.

(b) Procedures Regarding Insufficient Optional Capital Contributions. If a
Minority Member decides not to contribute its pro rata share of an Optional Capital
Contribution prior to the expiration of the period specified in the Call Notice
(such amounts are hereinafter referred to as the “Declined Contribution”), the
Manager, in its sole discretion, may decide to either:

     (i) if the purpose of the Call Notice is to fund an Acquisition, allow Dolan or
its designee to pursue and consummate the Acquisition that is the subject of the
Call Notice on its own or with other Persons; or

     (ii) allow Dolan to make additional Capital Contributions to the Company to
fund Dolan’s pro rata share of its Optional Capital Contribution and all or any
portion of each such Declined Contribution in exchange for the issuance of
additional Common Units in the Company in an amount equal to the amount of Capital
Contributions made by Dolan (including the amount of each such Declined Contribution
funded by Dolan) pursuant to this Section 3.3(b)(ii) divided by the Formula
Value Per Common Unit.

     D. The first sentence of Section 3.4(b) of the Operating Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(b) Preemptive Rights. Except for any issuance of Excluded Securities, if
the Manager proposes to issue New Securities pursuant to Section 3.4(a), each of
Dolan and the Minority Members (each an “Eligible Investor”) shall have the
following preemptive rights with respect to each such issuance of New Securities:

     E. Section 4.1(a) of the Operating Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

(a) Monthly Distributions. Except as a Supermajority-in-Interest of the
Members otherwise decide, on the thirtieth (30th) day after the conclusion of each
calendar month, or, if such thirtieth (30th) day is not a Business Day, on the first
Business Day following such thirtieth (30th) day, commencing with distributions for
the period from the date

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hereof through March 31, 2006, the Manager shall cause the Company to distribute its
Distributable Cash for the prior month, subject to the rights of any holder of
Membership Interests other than Common Units, to the Members holding Common Units,
in accordance with their respective Participating Percentages, taking into account
any variation in Participating Percentages computed on a daily basis.

     F. Section 4.1(b) of the Operating Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

     (b) Distributions to Pay Tax Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, on or prior to March 31st of each year (commencing
with March 31, 2007), the Company will distribute to each of the Members an amount
equal to the product of (i) the Company’s taxable income for the most recently
completed Fiscal Year (determined without regard to any amortization deductions for
any assets which are amortizable by the Company or any Member under Sections 743 and
754 of the Code as a result of the Membership Interests Purchase Agreement),
multiplied by (ii) each Member’s Participating Percentage, taking into account any
variation in Participating Percentages computed on a daily basis, and multiplied by
(iii) the Assumed Tax Rate, provided that such distribution does not violate the Act
and provided that, and only to the extent that, distributions made pursuant to
Section 4.1(a) herein with respect to such Fiscal Year are insufficient to allow the
Members to pay their tax liability resulting from their ownership of membership
interests in the Company with respect to such Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, any distributions made pursuant to this Section
4.1(b) shall be treated as an advance of amounts distributable under Section
4.1(a) and shall not alter the aggregate amounts distributable to any Member
under Section 4.1(a) hereof (including pursuant to Section
8.2(a)(iv)).

     G. Section 7.6 of the Operating Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

7.6. Tag-Along Rights.

(a) Notwithstanding the prior written consent of the Manager pursuant to Section
7.3(a) hereof, if Dolan proposes to Sell to a Third Party Purchaser any or all
of the Membership Interests owned by Dolan (a “Transaction”), then Dolan shall
refrain from effecting a Transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof: (i)
Dolan shall provide the Minority Members with written notice (a “Transfer Notice”)
at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the closing date of the Transaction,
setting forth: (A) the name and address of the proposed Third Party Purchaser; (B)
the number of Membership Interests proposed to be Sold by Dolan (the “Dolan Sale
Amount”); and (C) the purchase price and other terms and conditions of payment and
the closing date for the proposed Sale (including, when available, a copy of any
purchase agreement related thereto); and (ii) the Minority Members shall have been
afforded the opportunity to join in such Sale as required by this Section
7.6. Any purported Sale subject to this Section 7.6 not made in
compliance with this Section 7.6 shall be void and of no force and effect
and shall not be recorded upon the books and records of the Company.

(b) If a Minority Member desires to participate in such Sale, such Minority Member
shall notify Dolan by providing Dolan with a written notice (the “Tag-Along Notice”)
on or before the expiration of the tenth (10th) Business Day following
receipt of the Transfer Notice indicating that such Minority Member (each a “Selling
Minority Member” and

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collectively the “Selling Minority Members”) desires to Sell its proportionate
number of Common Units (as calculated below) on the same terms and conditions set
forth in the Transfer Notice. The maximum number of Common Units that a Selling
Minority Member shall be entitled to Sell to a Third Party Purchaser in accordance
with this Section 7.6 shall be determined by multiplying (x) the total
number of Common Units owned by a Selling Minority Member at the time of receipt of
the Transfer Notice by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the number
of Common Units proposed to be Sold to the Third Party Purchaser by Dolan and the
denominator of which is equal to the total number of Common Units owned by Dolan.
The total number of Common Units that the Selling Minority Members shall be entitled
to sell to the Third Party Purchaser is referred to herein as the “Tag-Along
Amount.” If Dolan does not receive a Tag-Along Notice from any Minority Member
within the period specified above, Dolan shall be free to Sell its Common Units to
the Third Party Purchaser in the amount and on the same terms and conditions set
forth in the Transfer Notice, subject to Section 7.6(h) below. Except as
otherwise provided in Section 7.6(c), if one or more Minority Members
provides Dolan with a Tag-Along Notice within the period specified above, Dolan may
not effect such Sale unless the Third Party Purchaser shall have purchased the
Tag-Along Amount from each Selling Minority Member on the same terms and conditions
set forth in the Transfer Notice.

(c) If the sum of the number of Common Units proposed to be Sold to the Third Party
Purchaser by Dolan and the Selling Minority Members exceeds the number of Common
Units that such Third Party Purchaser is willing to purchase (the “Purchase
Amount”), then Dolan shall be obligated to reduce the Dolan Sale Amount to an amount
equal to the product of (x) Dolan’s Participating Percentage as of the date of the
Transfer Notice multiplied by (y) the Purchase Amount.

(d) Any indemnity required to be provided by Dolan and/or the Selling Minority
Members to the Third Party Purchaser in a purchase agreement relating to such Sale
will be several and not joint.

(e) Dolan and the Selling Minority Members shall be required to bear their pro rata
share, based on the number of Common Units included in such Sale, of the expenses of
the transaction payable by Dolan, including reasonable legal, accounting and
investment banking fees and expenses.

(f) The Manager shall, upon request by Dolan or Selling Minority Members, issue to
Dolan or the Selling Minority Members one or more certificates registered in the
names and in the denominations (aggregating in a number equal to the original
denomination) requested by Dolan or the Selling Minority Members, to facilitate any
partial sale of Common Units pursuant to this Section 7.6.

(g) To the extent that a Transfer Notice has been delivered to the Minority Members
and any prospective Third Party Purchaser is unwilling or otherwise refuses to
purchase Common Units from any Minority Member, Dolan shall not Sell to such
prospective Third Party Purchaser any Membership Interests, unless and until,
simultaneously with such Sale, Dolan shall purchase such Common Units from such
Minority Member on the same terms and conditions specified in the Transfer Notice.

     (h) Subject to the rights of any Minority Member to participate in the Sale of
Common Units as provided in this Section 7.6, Dolan may conclude a Sale of
Common

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Units covered by the Transfer Notice on the terms and conditions described in the
Transfer Notice; provided, however, that the closing of such Sale
takes place no later than one hundred eighty (180) days following delivery to the
Minority Members of a Transfer Notice. Any proposed Sale on terms and conditions
more favorable to the Third Party Purchaser than those described in the Transfer
Notice, as well as any proposed Sale of any Common Units by Dolan more than one
hundred eighty (180) days following delivery to the Minority Members of a Transfer
Notice, shall again be subject to the tag-along rights of the Minority Members and
shall require compliance by Dolan with the procedures described in this Section
7.6.

(i) The exercise or non-exercise of the rights of a Minority Member under this
Section 7.6 to participate in one or more Sales of Common Units shall not
limit such Minority Member’s right to participate in any subsequent Sale of Common
Units pursuant to this Section 7.6.

     H. Section 7.7 of the Operating Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety as follows:

7.7 Liquidity Right.

(a) For a period of six (6) months after the earlier of (i) March 14, 2014, (ii) the
second (2nd) anniversary of the effective date of a Dolan Media IPO or (iii) the
closing of a Dolan Media Sale Transaction, a Minority Member (each an “Exiting
Minority Member” and collectively the “Exiting Minority Members”) will have the
right to require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of such Exiting
Minority Member’s Common Units or other Membership Interests in the Company for a
purchase price equal to the Repurchase Price by delivering written notice of the
exercise of such right to the Manager (the “Put Notice”). The date on which the
Manager receives the Put Notice hereinafter is referred to as the “Put Delivery
Date”.

(b) The Company shall be obligated to purchase all of each Exiting Minority Member’s
Common Units or other Membership Interests in the Company requested to be
repurchased by an Exiting Minority Member in the Put Notice pursuant to Section
7.7(a) hereof (the “Put Securities”), at a closing (the “Put Closing”) on such
date as mutually agreed to by the Manager and such Exiting Minority Member, which
date shall not be prior to thirty (30) days after the Put Delivery Date. At the Put
Closing, (i) an Exiting Minority Member shall (A) endorse and deliver any
certificates representing the Put Securities held by such Exiting Minority Member to
be repurchased by the Company, (B) execute and deliver any other instruments
requested by the Company to evidence the repurchase of the Put Securities by the
Company, and (C) execute and deliver definitive documentation containing customary
representations, warranties and indemnifications satisfactory to the Manager
(including that such Exiting Minority Member has good and marketable title to the
Put Securities free and clear of all liens, hypothecations, mortgages, charges,
security interests, pledges and other encumbrances and claims of any nature), and
(ii) the Manager shall deliver to such Exiting Minority Member a promissory note
issued by the Company (a “Put Note”) in the aggregate principal amount equal to the
Repurchase Price. Prior to the Put Closing, an Exiting Minority Member and the
Manager shall in good faith negotiate the terms and conditions of the Put Note;
provided, however, that such Put Note will (i) be unsecured, (ii) be
for a term of three years with level payments of principal and interest during the
term thereof, (iii) bear interest at a rate equal to the then prevailing prime rate
plus two percent (2%) and (iv) be subject to the

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terms and conditions of any subordination agreement requested by the Senior Agent
and the Senior Lenders.

     I. Exhibit A of the Operating Agreement is hereby replaced with Exhibit
A attached hereto, which reflects the booked-up Capital Accounts of Dolan and Trott & Trott
pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value.

XXXVII. REFERENCE TO AND EFFECT ON THE OPERATING AGREEMENT

     A. Each reference in the Operating Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”,
“hereof”, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Operating
Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Operating Agreement in any other document,
instrument or agreement executed or delivered in connection with the issuance of the Feiwell &
Hannoy Units shall mean and be a reference to the Operating Agreement as amended hereby.

     B. Except as specifically amended above, the Operating Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

XXXVIII. MISCELLANEOUS

     A. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. This Amendment will become effective after a counterpart to this Amendment has been
executed by the Company, the Manager and each Member. This Amendment, the agreements referred to
herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or
contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and
delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission (including transmission
in portable document format by electronic mail), shall be treated in all manner and respects and
for all purposes as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same
binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the
request of any party hereto or to any such other agreement or instrument, each other party hereto
or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties, except
that the failure of any party to comply with such a request shall not render this Amendment, the
agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection
herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto,
invalid or unenforceable. No party hereto or to any such other agreement or instrument shall raise
the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission to deliver a signature, or the fact
that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other
electronic transmission, as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each
such party forever waives any such defense.

     B. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of
reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

     C. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such
further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates,
instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the
intent and accomplish the purposes of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.

     D. The language used in this Amendment will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied
against any party.

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     E. If and to the extent there are any inconsistencies between the Operating
Agreement and this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall control.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank.

Signature page follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of the date first written
above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMPANY:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	AMERICAN PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By: DOLAN APC LLC

Its: Manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Scott Pollei	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Pollei

Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MANAGER:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOLAN APC LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Scott Pollei	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Pollei

Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	MEMBERS:	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	DOLAN APC LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Scott Pollei	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Scott Pollei

Its: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TROTT & TROTT, P.C.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ David A. Trott	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: David A. Trott

Its: President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FEIWELL & HANNOY PROFESSIONAL

CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Douglas Hannoy	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Douglas Hannoy

Its: President	 	 

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EXHIBIT A

List of Members, Capital Contributions, Capital Accounts

Common Units and Participating Percentages

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name, Address, Phone	 	Capital	 	 	Capital	 	 	Common	 	 	Participating	 
	and Fax of Member	 	Contribution	 	 	Account	 	 	Units	 	 	Percentage	 
	Dolan APC, LLC

c/o Dolan Media Company

1200 Baker Building

706 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Phone: (612) 317-9425

Fax: (612) 317-9434

Attention: James P. Dolan
	 	$	40,250,000	 	 	$	60,165,000	 	 	 	810,000	 	 	 	77.355	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Trott & Trott, P.C.

30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 200

Bingham Farms, Michigan 48025

Phone: (248) 642-2515

Fax: (248) 642-3628

Attention: David A. Trott
	 	$	9,441,358	 	 	$	14,112,778	 	 	 	190,000	 	 	 	18.145	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Feiwell & Hannoy Professional

Corporation

251 North Illinois Street, Suite 1700

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Phone: (317) 237-2727

Fax: (317) 237-2722

Attention: [_______________]
	 	$	3,500,000	 	 	$	3,500,000	 	 	 	47,120	 	 	 	4.500	%
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TOTAL:
	 	$	53,191,358	 	 	$	77,777,778	 	 	 	1,047,120	 	 	 	100.000	%

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