Maggie

I was disgusted to see a reblog on tumblr referring to three tweets from a privileged white dude in South Carolina. When I learned that he is a practicing lawyer in South Carolina and a former member of leadership of the state’s GOP, I was outraged. This has led me down an interesting, frustrating, and (hopefully) rewarding path of legal jargon and procedure. With your help, I foresee a significant shift in the way professionals manage the fine line between their personal and professional identities on the internet.

After Todd Kincannon, the sole employee of The Kincannon Firm, took the Princess Pelosi bit to a disturbing new level, he responded to call-outs with inflammatory and immature language, and encouraged his followers to do the same. There were also the straight-up stupid tweets, like Kincannon’s assertion that because there are clothes on my bed in the background of my profile picture, I must be “awful poor.”

Kincannon’s behavior is an obvious violation of the ethical standards which lawyers are expected to uphold, and the connection of his personal twitter to his law firm means that his professional identity reflects the hate speech he spurts when he is drunk and has internet access. Yes, did I mention that he was drunk?

I immediately contacted the South Carolina Bar Association, who responded with the steps to filing a formal grievance. As I prepare my personal letter, I encourage all concerned women to do ...