Haylee N. Brister

Haylee N. Brister is an attorney with Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C. who focuses on estate planning, tax law, and asset protection. Brister works with clients to understand individual goals and address legal and financial planning questions with clear, practical guidance. Her practice includes planning for asset transfers, protecting property, considering tax implications, and helping clients organize estate arrangements that reflect personal objectives while meeting applicable legal requirements.

Brister earned a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law – Camden in 2024. She also earned a B.S., Psychology and Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, in 2017. After law school, she clerked for the Hon. Reema Y. Hindawi Scaramella of the Burlington County Superior Court from 2024 to 2025. Her education and clerkship experience support careful document review, legal analysis, and client counseling in estate planning and tax-related matters.

Brister’s professional background also includes pro bono estate planning from 2022 to 2024 and work with the Rutgers Veterans Advocacy Clinic in spring 2023. She is licensed in Alaska and New Jersey and participates in the Alaska Bar Association Probate & Estate Planning Section and the Anchorage Estate Planning Council. These experiences add practical exposure to client-centered planning, probate and estate issues, and the professional networks that support effective service in a specialized planning practice.

Haylee N. Brister brings a client-focused approach to estate planning, tax law, and asset protection. Brister’s work centers on helping clients understand options, organize information, and make planning decisions with a clear view of legal and financial consequences. Her judicial clerkship and pro bono experience complement a practice that requires careful drafting, attention to detail, and sensitivity to individual goals. She works to create practical planning strategies that can remain useful as family, asset, and tax circumstances change.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Manley Brautigam Bankston P.C.
• Member, Alaska Bar Association
• Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Member, Alaska Bar Association Probate & Estate Planning Section
• Member, Anchorage Estate Planning Council

Licensed State

• Alaska
• New Jersey

Education

• Rutgers School of Law – Camden
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Idaho
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology and Sociology Magna Cum Laude

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