The Lee Casey Group

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
One Crossroads Drive
Bedminster NJ 07921
(908) 719.6406
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Our team provides thoughtful wealth management for individuals and families who want more than investment advice. When the decisions become bigger than your portfolio, who do you turn to? We take the time to understand your goals, your family, and the complexities that will come with success. Whether you are preparing for retirement, supporting aging parents, helping children build financial independence, selling a business or simply planning your legacy, our team serves as a trusted resource to help coordinate and guide the decisions that matter most to you. You need a team that can understand your entire financial picture.
The Lee Casey Group
Welcome

Why Families Choose The Lee Casey Group

Clients often come to us when they are facing some of life's most important financial decisions. As wealth grows, so does complexity. Retirement planning, concentrated stock positions, estate planning, caring for aging parents, supporting children and grandchildren and preserving wealth across generations all require thoughtful guidance and careful consideration.

As a client of The Lee Casey Group, you benefit from the experience and insight of a dedicated advisory team that includes three CFP® professionals, a level of planning expertise that is uncommon among wealth management teams. By bringing multiple planning perspectives to each client relationship, we help address complex financial decisions with greater clarity, confidence and coordination.

With offices in Bedminster, New Jersey and Columbia, Maryland, we service clients across the country while maintaining the personal relationships and accessibility of a boutique practice. Our disciplined process is designed to simplify complexity, helping clients make informed decisions through every stage of life.

We typically advise successful individuals and families, business owners, corporate executives, and medical professionals who seek thoughtful guidance through life's most significant financial decisions and value a long-term advisory relationship built on trust, expertise and personalized service.

Our mission is to help successful families make confident financial decisions, preserve what they have built, and create meaningful legacies for the generations they care about most.

Recognition
Judith Lee
Senior Vice President, Senior Resident Director
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", 2019-2020, 2022, 2025-2026
(Published annually Jan – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 of prior year.)
Forbes "America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors", 2020-2021
(Published annually Feb - April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 - September 30 of prior year.)
Forbes "Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State", 2022, 2025-2026
(Published annually Feb – April. Rankings based on data as of June 30 – September 30 of prior year.)
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The Lee Casey Group
Forbes "Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams", 2024-2026
(Published annually in January. Rankings based on data as of March 31 of prior year.)
About Us
Our Planning Approach

We believe wealth management is more about managing investments.

Successful financial planning begins with understanding the people behind the assets. Every family has unique goals, values, concerns and responsibilities. Our role is to help simplify complexity, create clarity and provide guidance through life's most important financial decisions.

By working closely with our clients and their trusted professionals, including CPAs and estate planning attorneys, we help develop strategies designed to support retirement, preserve wealth and prepare future generations.

Our relationships are built largely on trust, communication and long-term partnership.

Meet Our Team
Judith Lee,

CFP®, CRPC™, SE-AWMA®

Senior Vice President, Senior Resident Director
908.719.6406
Thomas Casey,

CFP®, CPFA®, CPWA®, CRPC™

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
908.719.6409
Simone Lee Alston,

CFP®, CRPC™

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
410.884.6607
Michael Tillberg,

CRPC™

Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
908.719.6410
Additional Resources
The following specialists do not make securities recommendations. Please contact your Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor if you have questions about how a specialist might be able to assist you.
Tricia Kropp
Wealth Strategies Advisor
Bank of America, N.A.
Angelo Rodriguez
Wealth Management Banking Specialist
Merrill
Marlon Walters
Wealth Management Lending Officer
NMLS #216972
Bank of America, N.A.
About Merrill

Bringing fresh perspectives to your financial life

The financial decisions you make today can help determine the future you build for yourself and your family. Carving a clear path forward starts with connecting your life and finances. A Merrill advisor provides access to the investing insights of Merrill and banking capabilities of Bank of America to help you make informed decisions as you pursue your goals.

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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and the CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™, CRPC™, and the CRPC™ logo are certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.
Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™, SE-AWMA®, and the SE-AWMA® logo are certification marks or registered certification marks of The College for Financial Planning Institutes Corp. in the United States.
Investments & Wealth Institute® (The Institute) is the owner of the certification marks CPWA® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor®. Use of CPWA®, and/or Certified Private Wealth Advisor® signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for wealth advisors.