Charles Pelowski

Charles Pelowski is a Board Certified Criminal Law Specialist and the Managing Attorney of Michael & Associates' Houston office. His practice centers on DWI defense and forensic science litigation, developed over 15 years of trial experience across Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, and Montgomery Counties. Charles approaches every DWI case as both a constitutional challenge and a scientific one. As a trained ISO/IEC 17025 Internal Auditor, he evaluates forensic laboratories and laboratory management systems with the same precision as the accrediting bodies themselves, identifying procedural failures in the data package and analytical errors that most criminal defense attorneys never reach. That scrutiny is backed by hard science. Charles is currently completing a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a concentration in Forensic Science at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Combined with 40 hours of hands-on gas chromatography training and ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist coursework, this academic foundation allows him to challenge blood alcohol testing evidence at the level of the data itself. Before entering private practice, Charles served as a Clinical Supervisor at the Texas Tech University School of Law, where he taught trial skills and case theory to emerging criminal defense attorneys. His article in Voice for the Defense on the fallibility of urine drug screens reflects a career-long commitment to forensic accuracy in the courtroom. Drawing on his background as a Combat Engineer in the Texas Army National Guard, Charles brings a disciplined, methodical approach to high-stakes criminal defense in Houston, including Intoxication Manslaughter, felony DWI, and complex drug offense cases throughout the greater Houston area. Michael & Associates is backed by a team with over 435 years of legal experience, a 5-star rating, and 1,125+ reviews. Proven Texas legal success with A+ BBB standing.