Technically you do not need a lawyer to do a Will. However, you should have a Wills and Trusts attorney draft your Last Will & Testament to avoid the many perils. A Will done by an attorney is given an assumption of validity by the court. Attorney drafted Wills also include a self-subscribing affidavit, which is signed by both witnesses in the presence of a notary. Without the self-subscribing affidavit, the witnesses to a Will would have to be found when the testator died. A trust and estates attorney will take into consideration probate and non-probate assets to avoid mistakenly disinheriting an heir, avoid estate taxes, and protect beneficiary’s assets in a trust.