Her law practice has been concentrated in family law, consumer law and housing law. Alma represents low income individuals in state court. She received her Juris Doctor from University of Oregon School of Law in 2005. Alma also received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of Oregon in 2002. She is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), ABA Family Law Division, Washington State Bar (WSBA), WSBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and Yakima County Bar Association (YCBA). Alma was elected to a three year term as a member of the Board of Trustee of the WSBA YLD. She is the Chair for the 2010-2011 Yakima Pre Law Student Leadership Conference.