In Rendine v. Pantzer, 141 N.J. 292, 317, 661 A.2d 1202 (1995), the New Jersey Supreme Court noted that its objective was to set forth standards that inform the exercise of discretion by trial courts called upon to determine counsel fees "while at the same time sharply discouraging collateral litigation of 'reasonable fee' issues under fee-shifting statutes." The Court specifically noted an "assumption that in the future the need for appellate supervision of counsel-fee awards under fee-shifting statutes will be infrequent." Id. at 345, 661 A.2d 1202.