Dolan (DOLNQ) 10-Q 2012 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Dolan Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Vicki J. Duncomb, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 8, 2012

By:	/s/ Vicki J. Duncomb
	Vicki J. Duncomb
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer