Gov. Paul LePage has promoted Carlisle McLean, a specialist in land use and environmental law, as his chief legal counsel, replacing Michael Cianchette.
Cianchette, an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, is being deployed to Afghanistan.
In 2011, Carlisle left the Portland firm Preti Flaherty after six years to become LePage’s senior natural resources policy advisor. In 2012, she was promoted to serve as the governor’s general counsel.
