While the COVID-19 pandemic has driven many people apart, Morgan R. Hirst of Jones Day said it has brought some members of the bench and bar closer.The Federal Bar Association’s Chicago chapter is proof of that, he said.“Our meetings and our events and our CLE programs — they’re better attended than ever,” he said. “They provide some way to have a connection with one another even when we can’t be physically together.”Hirst spoke Thursday at the chapter’s annual meeting …