People in Business
Miller Nash welcomes Jesse Kobernick to the firm’s Vancouver office. Kobernick joins Miller Nash’s business and corporate team, where he will represent clients on a range of transactional matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, stock and asset purchase agreements and restructurings, as well as corporate governance. Kobernick is licensed in Washington and Texas and has practiced in Seattle and Dallas. Before joining Miller Nash, he served as supervising lawyer for the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law, a program that teams law and business students with pro bono attorneys and business advisers. Kobernick received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles before earning his law degree at Duke University.
The Clark County Council this week appointed Yacolt resident Eldon Wogen to the county’s volunteer Planning Commission. His four-year appointment begins immediately and ends Dec. 31, 2025.
Wogen retired in 2020 and spent his professional career as a project manager. He has extensive volunteer experience, including serving on the county’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Wogen also was a member of the Battle Ground Youth Soccer Club board for several years. The seven-member Clark County Planning Commission serves as an advisory board on matters related to development of land in the unincorporated area.
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