{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Blog","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/#Blog","headline":"Legal Blog","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/","blogPost":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/recent-nc-workers-compensation-report-has-some-surprises\/","headline":"Recent NC Workers\u2019 Compensation Report Has Some Surprises","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/recent-nc-workers-compensation-report-has-some-surprises\/","datePublished":"2016-12-27","dateModified":"2020-09-17","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/recent-nc-workers-compensation-report-has-some-surprises\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/#Person","name":"Robert C. Younce, JR","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/","identifier":42,"description":"Robert C. Younce is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers\u2019 compensation law. He has tried over 100 workers\u2019 comp cases to Opinion and Award and about a dozen personal injury jury trials to verdict. He has been board-certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in workers\u2019 compensation law since 2001.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/work-injury-claim.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/work-injury-claim.jpg","height":334,"width":362},"wordCount":1226,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-family-law-the-way-i-do-ashley-banks\/","headline":"Why I Practice Law the Way I Do: Ashley Banks","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-family-law-the-way-i-do-ashley-banks\/","datePublished":"2016-10-31","dateModified":"2020-09-17","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-family-law-the-way-i-do-ashley-banks\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/ashley-t-banks\/#Person","name":"Ashley T. Banks","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/ashley-t-banks\/","identifier":45,"description":"Ashley T. Banks is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and practices family law. She handles cases involving divorce, separation, child custody, child support, and more. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the Wake County Bar Association, Wake County Young Lawyers Division, and Wake County Family Law Division.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cropped-Ashley-Bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/cropped-Ashley-Bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/featured-Ashley-Banks-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/featured-Ashley-Banks-1.png","height":322,"width":226},"wordCount":1041,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/back-to-school-safety-tips\/","headline":"Safety Tips for Children Walking or Biking to School","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/back-to-school-safety-tips\/","datePublished":"2016-08-27","dateModified":"2025-10-28","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/back-to-school-safety-tips\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/joseph-r-baznik\/#Person","name":"Joseph R. Baznik","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/joseph-r-baznik\/","identifier":44,"description":"Joseph Baznik is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A. who specializes in workers' compensation and personal injury. Joseph speaks both English and Spanish fluently. He is licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Joseph-Bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Joseph-Bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safety-tips-children-walking-biking-school.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/safety-tips-children-walking-biking-school.png","height":366,"width":500},"wordCount":1352,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-represent-injured-people-by-joe-baznik\/","headline":"Why I Represent Injured People: Joe Baznik","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-represent-injured-people-by-joe-baznik\/","datePublished":"2016-08-18","dateModified":"2023-01-11","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-represent-injured-people-by-joe-baznik\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/joseph-r-baznik\/#Person","name":"Joseph R. Baznik","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/joseph-r-baznik\/","identifier":44,"description":"Joseph Baznik is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A. who specializes in workers' compensation and personal injury. Joseph speaks both English and Spanish fluently. He is licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Joseph-Bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-Joseph-Bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joe-Baznik.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Joe-Baznik.jpg","height":5616,"width":3744},"wordCount":1211,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-chip-younce\/","headline":"Why I Practice Injury Law The Way I Do: Chip Younce","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-chip-younce\/","datePublished":"2016-07-18","dateModified":"2023-01-11","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-chip-younce\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/#Person","name":"Robert C. Younce, JR","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/","identifier":42,"description":"Robert C. Younce is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers\u2019 compensation law. He has tried over 100 workers\u2019 comp cases to Opinion and Award and about a dozen personal injury jury trials to verdict. He has been board-certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in workers\u2019 compensation law since 2001.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Chip-Younce.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Chip-Younce.jpg","height":5616,"width":3744},"wordCount":1271,"keywords":["chip younce","why i practice law"]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-david-vtipil\/","headline":"Why I Practice Law The Way I Do: David Vtipil","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-david-vtipil\/","datePublished":"2016-06-22","dateModified":"2025-10-28","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/why-i-practice-law-david-vtipil\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/#Person","name":"David E. Vtipil","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/","identifier":43,"description":"David Vtipil is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers' compensation. David E. Vtipil was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of <strong>The Best Lawyers in America<\/strong>\u00a0in the field of Workers\u2019 Compensation Law.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/David-Vtipil.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/David-Vtipil.jpg","height":5616,"width":3744},"wordCount":1181,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/summer-camp-safety-avoiding-personal-injury\/","headline":"Summer Camp Safety and Avoiding Personal Injury","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/summer-camp-safety-avoiding-personal-injury\/","datePublished":"2016-06-20","dateModified":"2020-09-17","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/summer-camp-safety-avoiding-personal-injury\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/#Person","name":"Robert C. Younce, JR","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/robert-c-younce\/","identifier":42,"description":"Robert C. Younce is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers\u2019 compensation law. He has tried over 100 workers\u2019 comp cases to Opinion and Award and about a dozen personal injury jury trials to verdict. He has been board-certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in workers\u2019 compensation law since 2001.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/cropped-Chip-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/children-camping.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/children-camping.jpg","height":200,"width":300},"wordCount":1071,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/younce-vtipil-wins-law-firm-month-award-attorney-law-magazine\/","headline":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik &#038; Banks, P.A., Wins Law Firm of the Month Award from Attorney at Law Magazine","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/younce-vtipil-wins-law-firm-month-award-attorney-law-magazine\/","datePublished":"2016-05-23","dateModified":"2021-06-14","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/younce-vtipil-wins-law-firm-month-award-attorney-law-magazine\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/attorneync\/#Person","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik &amp; Banks, P.A.","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/attorneync\/","identifier":10,"description":"At Younce, Vtipil, Baznik &amp; Banks, P.A., our clients work closely with a legal team that is dedicated to providing outstanding client service and unflinching legal representation. The majority of our attorneys and support staff have worked with our firm for many years.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/573c9b3262c289cb45e5bf3ade76babfc339c5635d23d6d950ff68d15fd3a602?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/573c9b3262c289cb45e5bf3ade76babfc339c5635d23d6d950ff68d15fd3a602?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NRB_0368.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NRB_0368.jpg","height":6295,"width":4496},"wordCount":625,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/parent-liability-teen-auto-accidents\/","headline":"Parent Liability in Teen Auto Accidents","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/parent-liability-teen-auto-accidents\/","datePublished":"2016-05-17","dateModified":"2026-01-21","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/parent-liability-teen-auto-accidents\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/#Person","name":"David E. Vtipil","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/","identifier":43,"description":"David Vtipil is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers' compensation. David E. Vtipil was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of <strong>The Best Lawyers in America<\/strong>\u00a0in the field of Workers\u2019 Compensation Law.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NC-Parent-Liability.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/NC-Parent-Liability.jpg","height":2911,"width":4368},"wordCount":1278,"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/nc-bill-to-protect-employees-moves-forward-3\/","headline":"NC Bill to Protect Employees Moves Forward","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/nc-bill-to-protect-employees-moves-forward-3\/","datePublished":"2015-09-04","dateModified":"2020-09-17","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/nc-bill-to-protect-employees-moves-forward-3\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/#Person","name":"David E. Vtipil","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/blog\/author\/david-e-vtipil\/","identifier":43,"description":"David Vtipil is an attorney at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A. and concentrates his law practice on personal injury and workers' compensation. David E. Vtipil was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 21st Edition of <strong>The Best Lawyers in America<\/strong>\u00a0in the field of Workers\u2019 Compensation Law.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/David-E-Vtipil-bio-96x96.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks P.A.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo2020b.png","width":390,"height":107}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nc-bill-to-protect-employees-moves-forward-3.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.attorneync.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/nc-bill-to-protect-employees-moves-forward-3.jpg","height":346,"width":500},"wordCount":215,"keywords":["workers compensation"]}]}