A.W. v. Mount Holly Twp. Bd. of Educ. (In re Costello & Mains, LLC)

GEIGER, J.S.C. (temporarily assigned).

*112This matter presents the unresolved issue of whether the contingent attorney's fee limitation on minors' settlements imposed by Rule 1:21-7(c)(6) applies to a minor plaintiff's settlement of claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -42, and the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-1 to -2, if the plaintiff does not apply for a fee-shifting award of attorney's fees pursuant to *113N.J.S.A. 10:5-27.1 or N.J.S.A. 10:6-2(f). The trial court held the contingent fee is subject to the limitation imposed by the…