Across New York State, plaintiffs have filed more than 1,300 civil cases under the Child Victims Act since August 14, 2019.

That's when the law opened a one-year look back window for claims that would have otherwise passed the statute of limitations.

"The reality is that when somebody's a survivor of child sexual abuse, it takes quite a lot for them to even be able to speak about it and so there are people out there who were abused who just aren't emotionally and mentally ready to do that," attorney Steve Boyd said.

Boyd represents roughly 300 CVA plaintiffs in the Buffalo and Rochester areas.

"I think we were very prepared, but what we were a little surprised by was just the volume of cases," he said.

Boyd is also the liaison for attorneys and the Eighth Judicial District court. He said a number of trials have already been scheduled, some as far away as 2023.

"It's a very busy court calendar right now," he said.

But the attorney is not opposed to that schedule getting even busier. Democratic State Senator Brad Hoylman is proposing extending the so-called "look-back window" another year. It is currently set to expire August 13, 2020.

"Expanding the window by a year would give people like that an opportunity to have more time, maybe to get some counseling and maybe get to the point where they are able to come forward, but I'm sure there are a ton of people out there who were abused who have not yet come forward," Boyd said.

He said while the numbers are daunting, each individual survivor deserves a day in court.