Except the buckthorn has black berries, and mine are a bright blue.

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Neil said:

No, the leaves are more obviously serated on the edges, and the berries
are
a bright blue.

Possibly common buckthorn ( Rhamnus cathartica)?

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/rhca1.htm
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/franalnu.html

I think you're right. It's buckthorn. My contractor was wrong.