An inheritance lawyer is a lawyer that specializes in planning your inheritance, or in estate planning. By using legal documents such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and other similar inheritance planning vehicles, an inheritance lawyer can help you ensure that your heirs will be taken care of after your death, and that you can leave them an inheritance with minimal taxation, attorneys' fees, and other costs on the part of your remaining family members and/or heirs. As any estate planning can be tricky, depending on the nature of your assets and your goals in creating an inheritance for your remaining family members, you should be sure to consult an inheritance lawyer who specializes in the area of this law.