He specialized in European litigation, spending most of his time in London and was one of the lead attorneys appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to litigate the World Trade Center cases after the September 11 attacks.
[1] He was heavily involved in the 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election against Democratic governor Laura Kelly and promising to defeat her soundly.
[3][4] However, partly due to Senator Dennis Pyle changing party affiliation and obtaining enough signatures to file for the governor seat as an Independent, Derek Schmidt, the Republican Party candidate for the governor's office was defeated with 47.3% to Kelly's 49.5%.
[7] He did not seek another term, actively campaigned against, and was replaced by Mike Brown in February 2023.
[8] Kuckelman was selected as a delegate to the 2016, 2020 and most recently as an alternate to the 2024 Republican National Conventions.