On May 11, 2018 a
Exhibit,Appendix
was filed
involving a dispute between
Stella Stolper,
and
Zarina Burbacki,
for Commercial Division
in the District Court of New York County.
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022
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2 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
3 ------------------------------------------X
STELLA STOLPER,
4
PLAINTIFF,
5
-against- Index No.:
6 652352/2018
7 ZARINA BURBACKI,
8 DEFENDANT.
------------------------------------------X
9
10 DATE: January 17, 2022
11 TIME: 10:35 A.M.
12
13
14 EXAMINATION BEFORE TRIAL of the
15 Defendant ZARINA BURBACKI, taken by the
16 Plaintiff, pursuant to a Notice, held via
17 Veritext Virtual Zoom on the above date and
18 time, before Cathy Leone, a Notary Public
19 of the State of New York.
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1 Z. BURBACKI
2 that and I did.
3 Q. So after starting your own
4 practice, how long did you practice as an
5 attorney in your own law firm?
6 A. Well, if I started in 2014 and
7 continuing to do so until today.
8 Q. So you never stopped practicing
9 law during that period 2014 to today?
10 A. No.
11 Q. Do you have an escrow account?
12 A. I do.
13 Q. How many escrow accounts do you
14 have?
15 A. I have one escrow account.
16 Q. Is that an IOLTA account?
17 A. Yes.
18 Q. When did you establish your
19 IOLTA account?
20 A. Probably around the same time
21 that I started the firm when I needed to
22 cash my first check or take out my first
23 client.
24 Q. What is your understanding of
25 the purpose of an IOLTA account?
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2 A. It has.
3 Q. Where is your IOLTA account
4 held?
5 A. Chase Bank.
6 Q. Has it been there since the
7 beginning of your practice?
8 A. It has.
9 Q. Did you ever have any other
10 accounts affiliated with your practice that
11 no longer exist?
12 A. No.
13 Q. Do you also keep your personal
14 account at Chase Bank?
15 A. Yes.
16 Q. How many personal accounts do
17 you have?
18 A. One.
19 MR. RUSSO: We will mark this
20 confidential, by the way.
21 THE WITNESS: Thank you.
22 Q. Do you know the last four
23 digits of that bank account?
24 A. My personal bank account?
25 Q. Yes.
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2 besides as a lawyer?
3 A. Only for my firm.
4 Q. Did you work for Mariah Carey?
5 A. I did.
6 Q. When you worked for Mariah
7 Carey, what was your position for her?
8 A. I worked as a management
9 executive for her.
10 Q. When did you first start as a
11 management executive for Mariah Carey?
12 A. Formally I started working for
13 her in January of 2016.
14 Q. Did she pay you?
15 A. She -- her company did.
16 Q. Were you a W-2 employee?
17 A. I was. I believe so.
18 Q. So at every pay period they
19 would take taxes from you and that stuff?
20 A. No. I think it was a 1099. I
21 would need to look at my records.
22 Q. Were you an independent
23 contractor?
24 A. Yes.
25 Q. Did Mariah Carey pay you
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2 directly or did she pay a company that you
3 owned?
4 A. She paid a company that I
5 owned.
6 Q. What was the name of that
7 company?
8 A. 345 Consulting.
9 Q. Who owned 345 Consulting?
10 A. It was an LLC and I was the
11 sole member of that LLC.
12 Q. Did 345 Consulting LLC have
13 bank accounts?
14 A. It did.
15 Q. Where did 345 Consulting LLC
16 have its bank accounts?
17 A. I believe Chase Bank.
18 Q. How many bank accounts did it
19 have?
20 A. One bank account.
21 Q. Were you the sole signatory on
22 that bank account?
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. Did you invoice Mariah from 345
25 Consulting LLC?
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Document Filed Date
October 20, 2022
Case Filing Date
May 11, 2018
Category
Commercial Division
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FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022 Page 1 1 2 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NEW YORK 3 ------------------------------------------X STELLA STOLPER, 4 PLAINTIFF, 5 -against- Index No.: 6 652352/2018 7 ZARINA BURBACKI, 8 DEFENDANT. ------------------------------------------X 9 10 DATE: January 17, 2022 11 TIME: 10:35 A.M. 12 13 14 EXAMINATION BEFORE TRIAL of the 15 Defendant ZARINA BURBACKI, taken by the 16 Plaintiff, pursuant to a Notice, held via 17 Veritext Virtual Zoom on the above date and 18 time, before Cathy Leone, a Notary Public 19 of the State of New York. 20 21 22 23 24 25 Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022 Page 25 1 Z. BURBACKI 2 that and I did. 3 Q. So after starting your own 4 practice, how long did you practice as an 5 attorney in your own law firm? 6 A. Well, if I started in 2014 and 7 continuing to do so until today. 8 Q. So you never stopped practicing 9 law during that period 2014 to today? 10 A. No. 11 Q. Do you have an escrow account? 12 A. I do. 13 Q. How many escrow accounts do you 14 have? 15 A. I have one escrow account. 16 Q. Is that an IOLTA account? 17 A. Yes. 18 Q. When did you establish your 19 IOLTA account? 20 A. Probably around the same time 21 that I started the firm when I needed to 22 cash my first check or take out my first 23 client. 24 Q. What is your understanding of 25 the purpose of an IOLTA account? Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022 Page 27 1 Z. BURBACKI 2 A. It has. 3 Q. Where is your IOLTA account 4 held? 5 A. Chase Bank. 6 Q. Has it been there since the 7 beginning of your practice? 8 A. It has. 9 Q. Did you ever have any other 10 accounts affiliated with your practice that 11 no longer exist? 12 A. No. 13 Q. Do you also keep your personal 14 account at Chase Bank? 15 A. Yes. 16 Q. How many personal accounts do 17 you have? 18 A. One. 19 MR. RUSSO: We will mark this 20 confidential, by the way. 21 THE WITNESS: Thank you. 22 Q. Do you know the last four 23 digits of that bank account? 24 A. My personal bank account? 25 Q. Yes. Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022 Page 29 1 Z. BURBACKI 2 besides as a lawyer? 3 A. Only for my firm. 4 Q. Did you work for Mariah Carey? 5 A. I did. 6 Q. When you worked for Mariah 7 Carey, what was your position for her? 8 A. I worked as a management 9 executive for her. 10 Q. When did you first start as a 11 management executive for Mariah Carey? 12 A. Formally I started working for 13 her in January of 2016. 14 Q. Did she pay you? 15 A. She -- her company did. 16 Q. Were you a W-2 employee? 17 A. I was. I believe so. 18 Q. So at every pay period they 19 would take taxes from you and that stuff? 20 A. No. I think it was a 1099. I 21 would need to look at my records. 22 Q. Were you an independent 23 contractor? 24 A. Yes. 25 Q. Did Mariah Carey pay you Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 10/20/2022 10:36 PM INDEX NO. 652352/2018 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 229 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/20/2022 Page 30 1 Z. BURBACKI 2 directly or did she pay a company that you 3 owned? 4 A. She paid a company that I 5 owned. 6 Q. What was the name of that 7 company? 8 A. 345 Consulting. 9 Q. Who owned 345 Consulting? 10 A. It was an LLC and I was the 11 sole member of that LLC. 12 Q. Did 345 Consulting LLC have 13 bank accounts? 14 A. It did. 15 Q. Where did 345 Consulting LLC 16 have its bank accounts? 17 A. I believe Chase Bank. 18 Q. How many bank accounts did it 19 have? 20 A. One bank account. 21 Q. Were you the sole signatory on 22 that bank account? 23 A. Yes. 24 Q. Did you invoice Mariah from 345 25 Consulting LLC? Veritext Legal Solutions 212-267-6868 www.veritext.com 516-608-2400