Dan Cotter is president of DMCotter Research & Strategy, Inc. and its
Suburban Focus Group division. The depth and breadth of Mr. Cotter's experience is at your
service, as he personally oversees the day-to-day activities of the company. Be assured that
he'll play an active role in directing your research project.
In recent years, Mr. Cotter has served as Chief Operating Officer of the well-known media research and consulting firm Urban & Associates, Inc. At U&A and throughout his 25 year career, Mr. Cotter has used quantitative and qualitative research to help newspapers, magazines, websites and other clients build strategies to successfully “invent” new products, reposition existing ones, and compete more effectively for customers.
Even prior to joining U&A, Mr. Cotter spent 20 years as one of the top research and marketing professionals in the newspaper industry. He worked for many years within the renowned Pulitzer Publishing Company, and, in addition to being its leading researcher, he held two major positions at the corporate level: Director of Newspaper Strategic Planning (with responsibility for research, acquisitions, and product development) and Vice President of Marketing for its community newspaper division (with responsibility for improving news, circulation and advertising performance at all the Pulitzer properties). In his career, Mr. Cotter also served as Publisher of the Santa Maria (CA) Times, VP/Circulation Director for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, VP/Circulation Director for the Daily Southtown (Chicago, IL) and Marketing/Research Director for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He holds an MS degree in Communication from Illinois State University, and he taught for many years as an adjunct professor at Washington University. He is the recipient of a number of prestigious industry awards for his work in newspaper research and marketing, including numerous Editor & Publisher/INMA awards and national EFFIEs and ADDYs for his promotional campaigns, and the Newspaper Research Council's highest honor, the Gerold Zarwell Award in 1990.
Mr. Cotter is considered an expert in research and marketing, and he's written numerous articles on these subjects that have been featured in the newspaper industry trade press.
Clients will benefit from Dan Cotter's deep experience and broad perspective - throughout his career, he has conducted research, analysis and strategy development for well-known national and international organizations, including:
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News Cleveland Plain Dealer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Austin American-Statesman Columbia SC State Albany NY Times Union Newark NJ Star-Ledger Allentown PA Morning Call USA WEEKEND Magazine U.S. Catholic Magazine Inside Chicago Magazine (CMC) Hockey News St. Louis HOME Magazine Pyramis Cookware (CMC, Greece) The Trust for Public Land (St. Louis greenways project) Blue Fang Games Popper Film Productions Chicago Daily Southtown Lerner Newspapers (Chicago) St. Paul Pioneer Press Harrisburg PA Patriot Ledger Myrtle Beach SC Sun News Tallahassee FL Democrat Provo UT Herald Arizona Daily Star |
Transcontinental Media (Canada) The Royal Gazette Ltd. (Bermuda) La Prensa/ El Heraldo (Honduras) El Caribe (Dominican Republic) Halifax Daily News (Nova Scotia) Wichita KS Eagle Springfield MA Republican Huntsville AL Times San Luis Obispo CA Tribune Biloxi MS Sun Herald Columbus GA Ledger Enquirer Duluth MN News Tribune Watertown NY Daily News Wilson NC Daily Times Bradenton FL Herald Treasure Coast FL Newspapers Lihue Garden Island (HI) Grand Forks ND Herald Muncie IN Star News Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) Topics Newspapers (IN) Tupelo MS Daily Journal Wilkes Barre PA Times Leader Booth Newspapers (MI) Monterey County (CA) Herald |
As time goes by, more and more law firms have begun to use proven market research techniques to help them develop highly effective trial strategy. DMCotter provides these firms with an excellent setting for both recorded depositions and mock juries at its Suburban Focus Group facility. More importantly, though, DMCotter offers law firms a level of research and legal capability that's unmatched in the industry. Clients are welcome to take full advantage of DMCotter's extraordinary mock jury design and execution, which includes guidance from both Dan and Patrick Cotter. Suffice to say, no other research firm in the country offers this level of expertise.
Patrick J. Cotter
Mr. Cotter is currently a Partner in the white-collar criminal defense practice of one of the nation's foremost
law firms, Arnstein & Lehr. Previously, he has worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in New York. Mr.
Cotter has substantial experience handling a wide range of matters in the area of criminal defense, including
actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), tax matters, internal corporate
investigations, appellate and post-conviction work and international criminal law. He has taught criminal law
related courses as a full-time faculty member and as an Adjunct Professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law,
Loyola University School of Law, the University of Montana School of Law and University College Cork, Ireland,
Law Department. He has also guest lectured at the University of Chicago School of Law, DePaul University School
of Law, and various law schools in Ireland.
Mr. Cotter received the United States Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award for his work as a trial prosecutor, as well as other awards and citations. In 1992-93, Mr. Cotter was a consultant to the United Nations Special Rapporteur investigating allegations of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia. He has since been appointed by the International Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia to its Panel of Appointed Counsel. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and the American Bar Association and its Sections on Criminal Law and International Criminal Law.
Mr. Cotter is the author of "Prosecution of Rape and Other Gender-Based Violence Before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia," 5:2 Hast. W.L.J. 171 (1994) and "Organized Crime in America; Its Development and the Law's Response," 1 Town and Gown 3 (1994) (University College Cork Press). In addition, he is one of the authors of the "Criminal Law" column in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Mr. Cotter has also appeared as a legal commentator on numerous television and radio programs including "Nightline," National Public Radio, Court TV and A&E's "American Justice." His commentary has appeared in newspapers around the country.
Education: New York University School of Law (J.D., 1982); Root-Tilden Scholar; Illinois State University (1978).
Bar Admissions: State of Illinois; United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana, Eastern District of Wisconsin, as well as United States Courts of Appeal for the Second and Seventh Circuits.
No matter what type of research project you’re considering, you’re welcome to take full advantage of DMCotter’s extraordinary expertise, state-of-the art facility and professional guidance. Call or email for a free consultation and price quote.