In the Matter of Christopher Ryan Breault

Summary

The Supreme Court of Georgia reviewed the disciplinary matter on remand and upheld findings that Christopher Ryan Breault violated four Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, including by disclosing confidential client information, failing to withdraw after termination, and disrupting the tribunal. The Court rejected Breault’s exceptions, concluded that the asserted Rule 1.6 exceptions did not apply, and imposed a six-month suspension rather than the recommended one-year suspension. The Court also considered the relative severity of comparable disciplinary matters and the aggravating and mitigating circumstances.