Steve Welty is a former Yuba City police officer who specializes in labor and employment law representation and disability retirement litigation. He is lead counsel for several law enforcement associations statewide, including the California Peace Officers Association Legal Services Program, the Santa Barbara Probation Peace Officers' Association, Yuba, Sutter, Butte, and Plumas County Deputy Sheriffs' Associations, and several other police, sheriff, and probation associations statewide. Steve is an experienced litigator in peace officer discipline matters. He has represented hundreds of public safety clients in administrative investigations, disciplinary actions and appeals on behalf of Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 (Public Safety Division), the PORAC Legal Defense Fund, and various state and local labor associations. He has tried cases before the State Personnel Board, in superior courts throughout California, and before local agency civil service commissions, panels and boards.
Steven was Police Officer of the Year for Yuba City in 1990 and was President of the Yuba Police Officers Association from 1991 to 1992.