terry canales earned his juris doctor by the age of 24. following in the footsteps of his father terry a. canales, a former state district judge, and his uncle arnulfo gonzalez jr., canales attended and completed his law degree at st. mary's university school of law. upon passing the texas state bar exam, canales opened his own law practice in edinburg, texas. he specializes in oil and gas litigation, criminal defense, personal injury, family law, real estate, and municipal law.