Michael Pelletier is Ásvættir Labs.
Ásvættir Labs
Michael Pelletier: Crafting Tools with Lived Experience Over Theory
I’m Michael Pelletier, a systems-minded builder shaped by real legal, technical, and bureaucratic pressure. Ásvættir Labs is the studio where that lived experience becomes software: offline-first tools, local AI infrastructure, and legal-tech workflows built to restore clarity, autonomy, and fairness for people moving through complex systems. I build tools that turn complexity into clarity — software shaped by real systems, not abstractions.
How I Build
Every project at Ásvættir Labs starts with lived context and ends with practical clarity.
Every project at Ásvættir Labs starts with lived context and ends with practical clarity.
Systems thinking first
I start by mapping flows, dependencies, and failure points so tools match how people actually move through evidence, deadlines, and decisions.
Lived experience over theory
My work is shaped by real disputes, court navigation, billing conflicts, and technical breakdowns—not hypothetical case studies.
Core Skills
Systems Thinking
Mapping complex processes into clear flows, dependencies, and states so tools stay stable under real-world pressure.
UX / Interface Design
Designing calm, legible interfaces for dense information—deadlines, evidence, documents, and timelines—without overwhelming the user.
Legal-Tech & Procedure
Translating civil procedure, forms, and court workflows into practical, offline-friendly tools for self-represented and small-team use.
Offline-First Architecture
Favoring local storage, minimal data exposure, and designs that keep sensitive work usable without constant connectivity.
Forensic Analysis & Evidence Structuring
Organizing documents, timelines, and relationships so facts can be traced, questioned, and presented with evidence-grade clarity.
Ásvættir Labs · Current Work
A forensic reasoning engine for interpreting evidence, building timelines, and revealing the story inside documents without relying on cloud dependence.
Ásvættir Labs builds offline-first, privacy-aligned systems for people who need structure under pressure—legal-tech tools, analytical workflows, and local AI infrastructure that stay under the user’s control.
A structure-forging utility that turns raw folders into clean, professional case directories with repeatable templates and chain-of-custody awareness.
Studio focus · Tools for the determined