Thomas "Chauncey" Durkin is widely recognized as a leader in the spheres of law, real estate, and waste management. He is a partner at New Jersey-based law firm Durkin & Durkin, where he practiced law from 1978 to 1997. In 2001, he was appointed Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary at Capital Environmental Resource, Inc. He also served as Vice President of Business Development of Waste Management Inc., and subsequently became a consultant to the corporation. In addition, Mr. Durkin has been partner to two privately held real estate brokerage companies.

Mr. Durkin graduated from Fordham University in 1975 and graduated cum laude from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1978. Mr. Durkin is a member of numerous private clubs in the United States, Canada and Ireland. Mr. Durkin's love of golf is genetic: his son, Theodore, played on the Nike Tour.