Complex sentence: His career was severely damaged by an allegation of professional misconduct: in 1626 Star Chamber found him guilty of tampering with evidence in one of his own lawsuits; he was disbarred, and given a prison sentence.
Split into simpler sentences: His career was severely damaged by an allegation of professional misconduct. He was litigious in his own right, and in 1626 Star Chamber found him guilty of tampering with evidence in one of his own lawsuits; he was disbarred, and given a prison sentence.