Looking for RE Attorney in San Diego

[Andrew Terrell]

Good afternoon, I am in search of a referral for a Real Estate Attorney in the San Diego area. I have a friend who is currently renting in San Diego near Crown Point, and he is wanting to make an owner-finance offer to his current landlord. He has already reached out to the owner, and the owner does own this unit free and clear, and is open to an owner-finance offer. 

After some googling it seems like the State of California uses Title companies to process RE transactions. Is this fact? My friend is not working with a local Real Estate Agent, and I advised him that he should contact a RE Attorney directly to assist in drafting up the offer, as well as the needed paperwork if the offer is accepted. My rationale in avoiding using an agent is that he would then have to pay that agent, or increase his purchase price to the seller to cover the cost of the Agent. I do not know that an Agent brings him much value in this scenario. I could be wrong, and am open to constructive criticism on that stance, though. 

Do I have any BP contacts who have a local San Diego Attorney that they could refer my friend to, to assist in this scenario??