Should I hire a lawyer (see details)?

My mother passed away a little over a year ago and left everything to my brother and me. Since my brother lives much closer to where my mother lived and since he is an estate attorney, he has been doing the work of settling the estate, for which I am appreciative. I speak to my brother by phone about once a month. I just called him and I mentioned the estate. It came out that he has received a fair portion of it in the form of two checks, the first of which was sent out several months ago. He said that duplicate checks were sent out to me. I have not received anything.

I find this a bit annoying, not least because he never asked me whether I received anything. I am wondering if I should hire a lawyer to make sure that things go more smoothly going forward. I am not accusing my brother of anything and I do not wish to upset him. It is just that I would like to see that similar mishaps do not happen again.